Author: Kirk Mitchell
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Scout leader sentenced for nude photos of boys at national parks in Colorado and the West
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge in Denver has sentenced a 56-year-old Portland, Ore., pastor and Boy Scout leader to 11 years in a federal prison for taking pornographic pictures of scouts at national parks in Colorado and…
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Colorado police officer shoots suspect during struggle
A Brighton police officer shot a suspect Wednesday night after officers responded to a report of a man chasing a woman near 700 Mockingbird Street. “We got calls of a woman screaming in the parking lot” of an apartment complex, Cmdr. Frank Acosta said. After officers arrived about 10:24 p.m., they found the woman and…
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Suit brought by 5 Colorado convicts who claim religious discrimination
Five inmates at a Florence prison camp have sued the federal prison system claiming they are denied the same religious privileges as Muslims, Native Americans, Vikings, Catholics and Mormons. Kendrick Barnes, David A. Banks, Demetrius K. Harper, Clinton A. Stewart and David A. Zirpolo sued the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Chaplain Jason Henderson and the…
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Douglas County gunman was an agitator, not popular in law school, former classmate recalls
Long before he picked up a gun and opened fire on Douglas County sheriff’s deputies in his Highlands Ranch apartment, Matthew Riehl was a law student and a lawyer in Wyoming, and many of those who knew him during that time recall an “oddball” who liked to provoke others. When Riehl attended law school at…
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Four children of polygamist sect member found safe in Utah
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Iron County Sheriff’s Department deputies in Utah raided a compound of a polygamist cult and rescued two young brothers, officials said Monday. Two sisters reportedly were found Monday evening in Lund. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that police found the two girls allegedly kidnapped by their father, who court records say is a doomsday prepper…
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10-year-old girl from Golden who was missing overnight has been found
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A 10-year-old girl was found safe Friday morning after she knocked on a stranger’s Aurora apartment door 27 miles from her Golden home and said she was hungry and lost. The family called police and fed Madeleine Malloy breakfast around 7 a.m. The girl had gone missing up to 14 hours earlier, said Jenny Fulton,…
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Colorado writers claim Disney stole ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ screenplay
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Screenwriters who claim they presented a screenplay to The Walt Disney Company called “Pirates of the Caribbean” in 1999 are suing Disney Enterprises in U.S. District Court in Denver claiming copyright infringement. The federal case was filed Tuesday on behalf of screenwriters Arthur Lee Alfred II and Ezequiel Martinez and producer Tova Laiter by Colorado…
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Ex-inmate sues for pain, anguish and the loss of a testicle while behind bars
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A white-collar criminal who lost a testicle while he was a prisoner at the Federal Prison Camp in Florence is seeking $1.8 million for negligence by the prison medical staff. A civil claim was filed Friday in Denver U.S. District Court on behalf of Brad Demuzio, 38, of Chubbuck, Idaho, claiming he suffered pain, mental…
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Family of man who fell to his death at Broncos game is suing stadium district
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The family of a man who plummeted to his death from fire-escape stairs at Sports Authority Field at Mile High after a Denver Broncos game has sued the stadium district and other entities including Bowlen Sports Inc. The wrongful death civil lawsuit was filed in Denver District Court on Tuesday, the one-year anniversary of 36-year-old Jason Coy’s death,…
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Notorious Colorado serial killer charged in new murder and escape attempt
Serial killer Scott Kimball has been arrested for investigation of solicitation to commit first-degree murder and attempted escape. An arrest warrant was filed Tuesday by the FBI against Kimball, who is being held in Sterling Correctional Facility. Kimball, 51, allegedly plotted the escape and murder between May 6 and Sept. 22 while he was incarcerated…