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Man sentenced to 208 years in prison for almost killing deputy during shootout in 2018

12/30/2020

Ismeldo Arredondo was convicted of 11 charges, including attempted murder of a peace officer for shooting at deputies in 2018

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Judge hands down nearly 70 years to man for almost killing man with jack handle

12/09/2020

Thornton man sentenced to prison after jury convicts him of attempted first degree murder

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Man charged with 19 counts in Windsor homicide

11/05/2020

Fort Collins man accused of shooting and killing man, strangling female child during Windsor home invasion

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Weld man facing up to 240 years in prison for shooting, injuring deputy in 2018

10/28/2020

Jury convicts Weld man of attempted first-degree murder of a police officer, ten other charges

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Idaho man arrested, charged in Jonelle Matthews cold case

10/13/2020

Arrest made 35 years after 12-year-old girl vanished from her Greeley home

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Arkansas man sentenced for shooting and killing woman, driving body in suitcase across country

09/03/2020

After murdering woman, defendant drove body in suitcase to Arkansas where he dumped her remains

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Grand jury to investigate death of Jonelle Matthews who went missing from her Greeley home 35 years ago

08/18/2020

Matthews' body was discovered in a field in July of 2019

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Man gets 27 years for his role in 2018 home break-in that ended with a shooting

07/29/2020

Judge hands down 27 year sentenced to 20 year involved in 2018 violent crime

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Weld man could spend life in prison for sexually assaulting child, possessing child porn

07/27/2020

Judge hands down sentence in 2018 child sex assault case

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Weld man gets 30 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting woman

06/25/2020

Victim met defendant through mutual friends on Facebook

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Alberto Loya sentenced to 10 years in prison for drug, money laundering charges

06/19/2020

Judge sentenced Greeley businessman for his role in a cocaine distribution ring

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Lobby now open to public after being closed for COVID-19

05/04/2020

No more than four people in lobby at a time

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COVID-19 economic stimulus package begins rolling out; with it comes scams

04/15/2020

A few reminders on how to avoid a financial headache during uncertain times

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Officer justified in February shooting at Econo Lodge hotel near Interstate 25

03/25/2020

DA Rourke cleared Firestone officer from criminal charges after shooting incident

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Weld DA employee and daughters hand-make masks to donate to area hospitals

03/25/2020

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DA Rourke responds to governor's decision to repeal Colorado's death penalty

03/23/2020

Governor Polis moves forward to abolish death penalty

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DA's Office lobby closed to public until April in response to COVID-19 outbreak

03/18/2020

Must have appointment to come to Weld DA's Office

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Commerce City semi-driver to serve jail, probation sentence for causing deadly crash in Weld County

03/12/2020

Judge ordered semi-driver to serve 60 days in jail, three years probation and take driving classes

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Grover man gets decade in prison for hit-and-run that killed Greeley veteran firefighter

03/11/2020

Cody Boetger hit and killed Greeley firefighter who was on his way to work in April of 2019

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Local publisher, erotica author sentenced to jail, ordered to pay back $197K back to clients

02/28/2020

Judge hands down two year jail sentence and 10 years probation

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Windsor man charged with one count of first-degree murder

02/27/2020

Kaman Morgan is being held on no bond at the Weld County Jail

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DA Rourke clears Fort Lupton officer involved in December shooting

02/24/2020

No charges filed for officer involved in December Fort Lupton shooting

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Judge sets $1 million bond for woman accused of shooting at officers at Weld County hotel

02/21/2020

Sarah Jesser has been charged with attempted first degree murder

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Greeley philanthropist pleads guilty to drug, money laundering charges

02/13/2020

Man enters guilty plea for his involvement in northern Colorado cocaine distribution ring

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Judge hands down three decades to Greeley teen who shot and killed a man in 2018

01/23/2020

Arrest came after four month long investigation

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Man gets 64 years for almost killing woman

01/13/2020

Just hands down six decades in prison to man who almost killed woman

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Greeley man gets 96 years in prison for violent, habitual criminal history

12/20/2019

Jury convicted Phillip Romero in January of severely beating woman, breaking her leg

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Man sentenced to 29 years in prison for shooting woman, driving her to hospital

12/19/2019

Man shot woman before driving her to Greeley hospital

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Charges filed in Fort Lupton shooting that left officer critically injured

12/06/2019

A 19 year old man has been charged with attempted first degree murder

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Judge hands down jail sentence to man who caused CSP trooper's death

12/04/2019

Man sentenced for causing trooper's death in March

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Greeley man gets 20 years for string of armed robberies in early 2019

11/13/2019

Man sentenced to prison for string of armed robberies in Greeley

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Prison sentence for man who threatened to kill ex-girlfriend

11/13/2019

Man gets 18 years in prison for holding ex-girlfriend in vehicle against her will, threatening to kill her

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Man who shot male in back of neck sentenced to prison

11/04/2019

Man who shot man in back of neck outside Greeley library sentenced to 25 years in prison

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Contractor gets 20 years for stealing $150k from clients

10/14/2019

Judge sentences former contractor for stealing from clients

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Greeley man with violent, criminal past gets 128 years for threatening to shoot Evans officers during drug bust

09/27/2019

Judge sentences violent offender to more than a century in prison

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Jury convicts Weld contractor of nine counts of theft

08/23/2019

Weld contractor guilty of stealing $150K from clients throughout Northern Colorado

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Former Rodarte Center employee sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting several boys

08/16/2019

Greeley man to spend 21 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting several children

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Greeley officer cleared in June shooting

08/09/2019

Greeley officer won't face charges in shooting incident

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Greeley man pleads guilty in two 2017 cases involving organized crime and human trafficking

07/30/2019

Noman Boroumand faces prison time for 2017 cases

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Judge hands down maximum sentence to man who fired shots at officer

07/30/2019

Man gets 35 years after he fired several shots at officer in 2017

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Man faces 35 years in prison for firing shots at Milliken police officer during 2017 pursuit

06/28/2019

Man convicted of attempting to kill officer during high-speed chase in 2017

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Man gets 48 years for brutal, deadly stabbing in 2017

06/06/2019

Judge hands down 48 year sentence to man accused of stabbing a man 21 times

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Man extradited from Mexico, sentenced to prison for 2010 fatal stabbing

06/04/2019

Judge hands down 18 year sentence in Evans 2010 fatal stabbing

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Woman convicted, sentenced to life in prison for plotting husband's murder

05/24/2019

Wife who hired nephew to murder husband sentenced to life in prison

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Grand jury indicts Arkansas man accused of killing woman before driving body in a suitcase across country

05/13/2019

Arkansas man indicted for killing woman in Weld County, dumping body in Arkansas

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Grand jury declines to issue indictment for LaSalle officer involved in fatal shooting

05/06/2019

Officer involved in January fatal shooting cleared by grand jury

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Judge hands down 30 year sentence in 2017 drug-related homicide

04/29/2019

Man sentenced to prison after admitting he killed another man during a 2017 drug transaction

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Judge hands down fifteen year sentence to man who flooded Weld County with drugs

04/26/2019

Man to spend almost two decades in prison for large drug operation

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Man pleads guilty to second degree murder for 2017 killing

04/18/2019

Man faces up to 48 years in prison for 2017 murder

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Man in connection to trooper's death charged for fatal crash

04/18/2019

Charges filed in crash that killed CSP trooper

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Deputies involved with in-custody death won't face charges

04/17/2019

Deputies cleared in February in-custody death

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Judge finds enough evidence to move forward in 2018 homicide where a son killed his mom

04/03/2019

Man accused of killing mother in 2018 due back in court next month

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Fatal stabbing suspect pleads guilty after being on run for eight years

04/02/2019

Weld man pleads guilty to 2010 fatal stabbing after being on run for eight years

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Father gets 22 years in prison for causing his infant daughter's death in 2016

03/25/2019

Infant suffered severe brain injury, 10 broken ribs

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Weld man faces 16 to 30 years in prison for 2017 homicide case

03/22/2019

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Fort Lupton officer involved shooting case to be investigated by grand jury

03/01/2019

Grand jury to investigate Fort Lupton officer involved shooting

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Judge sentences Weld man to more than a decade behind bars for infant son's death

02/25/2019

Father sentenced for infant son's death in 2015

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Love and romance scams 'in the air' this Valentine's Day

02/14/2019

Love and romance scams 'in the air' this Valentine's Day

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Judge sentences Greeley man to 22 years in prison for flooding Northern Colorado with meth

02/13/2019

Greeley man sentenced to 22 years behind bars for major drug trafficking scheme

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Judge hands down 35 year sentence to man for 2016 murder

02/11/2019

Man to spend next three decades in DOC for 2016 murder

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Father convicted of causing deadly injuries to infant daughter in 2016 death

01/29/2019

Man found guilty of causing 10 broken ribs, severe brain injury to infant daughter

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65-year-old woman gets 30 years in prison for plotting her brother's murder

01/25/2019

Carol Baker gets 30 years in prison for plotting brother's murder

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Jury convicts Greeley man of assault after he severely beat woman, broke her leg

01/09/2019

Man faces prison time for beating woman, breaking her leg

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Judge sentences Greeley man to life in prison for 2016 murder

01/02/2019

Life in prison for man convicted of 2016 Greeley murder

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Former caregiver who left elderly patients with dementia alone sentenced to jail

12/13/2018

Former caregiver found guilty of neglecting patients with dementia

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Chris Watts admits to killing pregnant wife and two young children

11/06/2018

Watts pleads guilty to all nine charges in deaths of pregnant wife, two children

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Evans man who scammed elderly man out of his own home sentenced to prison

11/02/2018

A Weld man tricks girlfriend's 87-year-old grandpa into signing over his home to him

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Man who used meat cleaver to injure two to spend 13 years in prison

10/30/2018

Man sentenced to prison for injuring two people with meat cleaver

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UNC student pleads guilty to sticking hand down female victim's pants without consent

10/17/2018

UNC student pleads guilty to Unlawful Sexual Contact for a 2017 incident at a party

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DA clears deputy involved in August shooting in Weld County

10/05/2018

No charges to be filed against deputy involved in August shooting in Weld County

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Trial date set for local publisher, erotica author accused of stealing royalties from clients

07/31/2018

Local publisher, erotica author accused of stealing royalties from clients pleads not-guilty

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Police find more than 300 nude images, 30 videos of nude children on man's computer

07/13/2018

Man sentenced to 20 years for possessing child pornography

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Evans man sentenced to 224 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting underage female, exploiting several others he met online

06/29/2018

Evans man sentenced to 224 years to life in prison

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Man gets two life sentences for 2015 double homicide in rural Weld

06/28/2018

Judge hands down two life sentences to Oklahoma man convicted of double homicide

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Jury finds Oklahoma man guilty of 2015 weed-smuggling double homicide in rural Weld

06/27/2018

Jury finds Oklahoma man guilty of 2015 weed-smuggling double homicide in rural Weld

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Man who groped female in UNC dorm shower sentenced to 12 years behind bars

06/15/2018

Man who groped female in UNC dorm shower sentenced to 12 years behind bars

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Former Greeley teacher’s aid found guilty of sexual assault on a child

05/30/2018

Former Greeley teacher’s aid found guilty of sexual assault on a child

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Nephew pleads guilty, sentenced to life in prison for killing uncle

05/29/2018

Nephew pleads guilty, sentenced to life in prison for killing uncle

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Man sentenced to 20 years behind bars for Greeley stabbing

05/23/2018

Man sentenced to 20 years behind bars for Greeley stabbing

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Woman pleads guilty to killing man while driving under influence of drugs, sentenced to 20 years behind bars

05/18/2018

Woman pleads guilty to killing man while driving under influence of drugs, sentenced to 20 years behind bars

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Jury finds Weld County man guilty of assaulting woman with knife, shovel in 2016

05/15/2018

John Cordova was found guilty of two counts of Assault in the First Degree for stabbing a woman more than 20 times in 2016.

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Jury convicts Evans man of sexually assaulting underage girl, exploiting several others

04/25/2018

Evans man convicted of sexually assaulting, exploiting underage females

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Newest Deputy District Attorney sworn in by Chief Judge James Hartmann

04/25/2018

Newest Deputy District Attorney sworn in by Chief Judge James Hartmann

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LaSalle man sentenced to 25 years behind bars for severely beating now ex-wife with AR-15 rifle

04/19/2018

LaSalle man used AR-15 to severely beat wife, sentenced to 25 years behind bars

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Man found guilty of stabbing motorist over minor traffic incident

04/03/2018

A Weld County man was found guilty of Attempted Murder in the Second Degree after stabbing another man several times during traffic incident.

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Evans man could spend life behind bars for sexually abusing young girl for several years

03/23/2018

A judge sentences Evans man to 22 years to life behind bars

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Greeley man sentenced to 72 years to life behind bars for sexually assaulting young girl

03/08/2018

Joseph Covington will spend at least the next seven decades in prison for sexually assaulting a nine year old girl in 2016.

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Twenty year prison sentence for man involved in major drug scheme

02/23/2018

Juan Frausto-Fonseca will spend 20 years behind bars for his role in major drug scheme

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Matthew Peterson is sworn in as Weld Deputy District Attorney

Newest Weld County Deputy District Attorney sworn in

02/13/2018

On Tuesday morning, Matthew Peterson was officially sworn in as the newest Deputy District Attorney in Weld County

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Man severely beat several children in Colorado and Texas, could spend up to 103 years in prison

02/01/2018

Isaiah Rodriguez could spend the next 103 years in prison from child abuse cases in Colorado and Texas

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Former GOP chairman, radio host sentenced for Voter Fraud and Forgery

01/26/2018

Former GOP chairman and radio host Steve Curtis is sentenced for Voter Fraud and Forgery.

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Former exec. at Greeley company sentenced to prison for stealing large amount of money from employer

01/25/2018

Brandon Stephens admitted to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from employer

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Grandmother convicted in death of four-month-old grandson sentenced to 24 years in prison

01/11/2018

Sandy Archuleta was sentenced to 24 years in connection to her infant grandson's death.

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Deputy District Attorney Sarah Babb Sworn In

Newest Deputy DA sworn in by Chief Judge James Hartmann

01/10/2018

Sarah Babb was sworn in Wednesday morning in front of other staff members from the DA's Office.

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Wyoming woman sentenced to ten years for driving drunk and killing passenger

01/09/2018

Ashley Moore, 31, was driving drunk in January of last year when she crashed and her passenger was killed.

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Weld County man to spend 20 years in prison after 379 marijuana plants are found on his property

01/05/2018

A Weld County man plead guilty and will spend 20 years behind bars for operating an illegal marijuana grow at his Keenesburg property.

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Man convicted of raping woman in her Greeley apartment could spend life in prison

01/05/2018

Hirsi followed the victim into her apartment while she was bringing groceries in from her car.

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Greeley man sentenced in retrial after sexually assaulting unconscious woman at park

12/27/2017

A Greeley man was sentenced for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman in a Greeley park in 2011.

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