Author: Jordan Steffen
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Sitora Yusufiy, ex-wife of Orlando gunman, says he could “mask” his dark side
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The last time Sitora Yusufiy walked into the house she once shared with her ex-husband, she did so with a police escort. When she first met Omar Mateen, he had been charming and fun-loving. But,…
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Retired Army colonel accused of killing state trooper pleads guilty to two felonies
CASTLE ROCK — A retired Army colonel accused of driving drunk in a hit-and-run accident that killed a state trooper pleaded guilty to two felonies Wednesday as part a plea agreement. Eric Peter Henderson appeared in Douglas County District Court and pleaded guilty to one count of vehicular homicide while driving under the influence and…
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Lawsuit against marijuana company over deadly Denver shooting could be first of its kind
The sons of a woman shot to death in 2014 have filed what appears to be the country’s first wrongful death lawsuit against the recreational marijuana industry. The lawsuit claims that the company that made the marijuana edible and the store that sold the candy to Richard Kirk recklessly and purposefully failed to warn him…
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Aurora theater shooting trial cost taxpayers at least $3 million
Jailing, evaluating and prosecuting the man who committed the Aurora movie theater shooting cost taxpayers at least $3 million, but the final expense of one of the mostly closely watched court cases in Colorado history may never be known. The $3 million tab was compiled by The Denver Post following multiple open-records requests over the…
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Woman accused of cutting baby out of womb convicted on all counts
UPDATE (Associated Press): The Colorado woman whose fetus was cut from her womb says she doesn’t hate the woman who attacked her but is angry about all the pain she caused. Michelle Wilkins spoke Tuesday after a jury convicted Dynel Lane in the attack last March. She faces anywhere from 16 to 120 years in…
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Report: School clashed with investigators after Colorado shooting
Arapahoe High School officials and district leaders clashed with law enforcement working to gather information about the student who killed 17-year-old Claire Davis and discouraged the staff from discussing the attack, according to documents released in the case. District and school officials repeatedly told parents and the public that they were cooperating with law enforcement authorities…
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Report: 3 major failures by Colorado school system preceded fatal shooting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Three major failures within Arapahoe High School administration and Littleton Public Schools preceded the 2013 shooting that killed 17-year-old Claire Davis, according to a new report released Monday. The report, by the University of Colorado…
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Report: Colorado theater shooting juror breaks silence, says more than 1 voted for life
She still cries when she thinks about the 12 people she never met. At night she imagines the horrors she only heard about. The life she led before this summer still feels out of reach, and she fears that others will find out who she is and what she did for 16 weeks. A woman who…
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Women wrongrully arrested in drug sting are suing Trinidad police
The Trinidad Police Department arrested 40 people in a 2013 “drug sting” after two detectives botched their investigation and intentionally used wrong or misleading information from a confidential informant, according to a lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Colorado on Thursday. None of the 40 people who were arrested were convicted of drug-related offenses. Now…
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Avs’ Semyon Varlamov’s ex-girlfriend claims years of abuse in lawsuit
The ex-girlfriend of Semyon Varlamov has filed a lawsuit claiming the Colorado Avalanche goalie beat and humiliated her for years before his arrest in October 2013. The civil lawsuit, filed in Denver District Court on Monday, details years of alleged abuse during which Evgeniya Vavrinyuk claims Varlamov repeatedly beat her with closed fists, pulled and…