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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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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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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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