2022 News

Man gets 40 years in prison after nearly 6K fentanyl pills are seized

Published on December 30, 2022

Members from the Weld County Drug Task Force team seized a total of about 5,800 fentanyl pills while investigating Andrew Durdy.

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Jury convicts man again for murdering girlfriend's toddler in 2015

Published on December 14, 2022

In 2016, a jury convicted John White of killing his girlfriend’s toddler in May of 2015. The Colorado Court of Appeals overturned the conviction in 2020.

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Truck driver charged for I-25 crash that killed family of five

Published on December 09, 2022

The family of five was travelling on I-25 through Weld County and heading home to Wyoming when the fatal crash occurred.

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Man to spend decades in prison for child sex assault, child porn case

Published on December 02, 2022

A Weld County judge sentenced Joe Ramos to 76 years to life in the Department of Corrections

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Jury convicts man of cutting power to woman's home before raping her

Published on November 29, 2022

Damaige Plascencia could face up to a century in the Colorado Department of Corrections

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Parolee sentenced to life in prison for executing man at Evans motel

Published on November 18, 2022

A judge handed down a life-sentence to a man who was out on parole when he executed a man at an Evans motel in 2020.

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Officers, woman charged in September train collision case

Published on November 07, 2022

Formal charges have been filed in a case where a woman was hit by a train while being detained in the back of a police vehicle, after she was accused of a road rage incident where she pointed a gun at a victim.

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Man who shot veteran during home invasion sentenced to 42 years

Published on October 03, 2022

A judge handed down a 42-year sentence to 22-year-old who shot a man during a Greeley home invasion in 2018.

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Mother charged with 12-year-old daughter's fentanyl related death

Published on September 29, 2022

Emergency crews responded to a 911 call at a hotel room in Firestone in May.

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Formal charges filed in hit-and-run that killed Weld County deputy

Published on September 23, 2022

A man has been charged in Weld district court for killing a Weld County deputy and leaving the scene of the crash.

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Larimer County corporal justified in deadly May shooting

Published on September 22, 2022

On Tuesday, September 20, Weld District Attorney Michael Rourke issued a letter and report to Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith in regard to the officer involved shooting of Douglas Weishaupl.

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Grand jury indicts five on organized crime and auto theft

Published on September 19, 2022

The Weld County Statutory Grand Jury issued an indictment against five people accused of stealing more than 50 cars throughout Weld County beginning in April of 2021.

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Consecutive life sentences for man convicted of 2020 double homicide

Published on July 21, 2022

After a three week long trial, a jury convicted Kevin Eastman of murdering Heather Frank and Scott Sessions in February of 2020.

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Evans police sergeant cleared in April deadly shooting

Published on July 18, 2022

Based on the thorough CIRT investigation, DA Rourke has determined the Evans sergeant was legally justified in discharging his firearm at during the April incident.

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Grand jury indicts two on 53 felony charges for car theft scheme

Published on July 15, 2022

The duo would use fake driver's licenses and "test drive" cars at dealerships throughout Weld and Larimer Counties and then never return vehicles.

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Teen mother charged with stabbing, killing newborn baby

Published on June 10, 2022

An 18-year-old girl has been charged in connection to her newborn daughter's death at a rural Weld County home.

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Man behind major drug trafficking organization gets 120 years

Published on May 25, 2022

In April, a jury convicted a man behind a major Greeley drug trafficking organization.

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Two people charged in connection to deadly shooting of Frederick child

Published on May 19, 2022

A couple has been charged in connection to the shooting of their three-year-old daughter in Frederick on Mother's Day.

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Man sentenced to 96 years for shooting officer in face

Published on May 12, 2022

A jury convicted Matthew Cotter in February of attempting to murder two Fort Lupton officers. One of the officers was shot in the face, but survived his injuries.

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Man faces more than century in prison for child abuse, sex assault

Published on May 05, 2022

The Weld County District Attorney's Office started investigating Dante Larks for child abuse and sex assault in 2019.

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Weld deputy charged with stalking, harassment

Published on April 26, 2022

Formal charges have been filed in a case involving a Weld County deputy.

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Jury convicts man of major drug trafficking operation in Greeley

Published on April 22, 2022

In 2019, the Weld County Drug Task Force began a wiretap investigation into a major drug trafficking operation in Greeley.

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Woman sentenced to prison for ambushing officers at Weld County hotel

Published on March 18, 2022

Sarah Jesser is accused at shooting at officers who responded to her hotel room in February of 2020. A judge sentenced her to 18 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections.

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Man gets 30 years for assaulting three officers in 2019

Published on February 14, 2022

A judge sentenced a Greeley man to 30 years in prison for assaulting three officers while attempting to cause major explosion in Weld County in 2019.

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