Author: Julia Cardi
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Accused King Soopers mass shooter pleads not guilty by reason of insanity
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The man accused of the 2021 King Soopers mass shooting in Boulder has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Judge Ingrid Bakke accepted his plea Tuesday morning, after she determined there is probable cause to believe he committed the crimes charged following a hearing. But more than two-and-a-half years after the attack, investigators have…
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Court rules civil claims against Aurora, police officers for 2020 protests can move forward
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Civil claims against the city of Aurora and three of its police officers for actions during Denver’s 2020 George Floyd protests can move forward, a panel of federal appeals court judges decided this week. According to the case, Zachary Packard was shot in the head by an Aurora officer with a lead pellet-filled bag on…
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Colorado’s attorney general, Omni Hotels reach settlement on pricing transparency practices
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The Colorado Attorney General’s Office reached an agreement with a hotel company in September to settle allegations that the chain isn’t transparent with consumers about room prices. An investigation by the Department of Law found a practice by the Dallas-based Omni Hotels of advertising room rates lower than what they actually cost after mandatory fees, according to…
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Federal lawsuit alleges sexual harassment and assault in Aurora Police Department’s youth training program
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Three young women who joined the Aurora Police Department’s Explorers program as teenagers with hopes it would help launch them into careers in law enforcement instead were groped during training exercises and sexually harassed by other young male members of the program, a new federal lawsuit claims. The lawsuit alleges the three girls complained to…
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Aurora police officer not guilty on all charges in Elijah McClain death
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An Adams County jury decided on Monday that Aurora police officer Nathan Woodyard is not guilty on all charges in connection with the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. Jurors deliberated beginning early Friday afternoon, and the verdict was reached shortly before 2:45 p.m. on Monday. Woodyard – who was the first officer to stop McClain,…
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Officer claims he thought his life was in danger during McClain struggle
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Nathan Woodyard, the Aurora police officer on trial for Elijah McClain’s death, testified Wednesday that the encounter that night shifted from routine police work to a dangerous situation the moment Woodyard’s fellow officer said McClain tried to grab one of their guns. Subdued and frequently tearful, Woodyard spent about three hours on the witness stand…
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Experts testify about Elijah McClain’s cause of death for second time
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In the trial of Aurora police officer Nathan Woodyard, prosecutors this week called medical experts to testify about Elijah McClain’s cause of death in 2019 after a struggle with Aurora police officers and an injection of ketamine by a paramedic. A lung doctor reiterated his opinion from the previous trial of two other police officers…
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Colorado Supreme Court upholds search warrant in 2020 arson case
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The Colorado Supreme Court has upheld the fruits of a Denver Police Department search warrant that detectives used three years ago to identify the teenagers accused of killing five members of a family with an intentionally set house fire. Attorneys for 19-year-old Gavin Seymour, one of the teenagers charged with first-degree murder, sought to have…
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Fired Aurora officer not-guilty in the death of Elijah McClain; co-defendant convicted
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An Aurora police officer who was fired from the force has been acquitted by a jury in connection with the death of Elijah McClain in 2019. Former Officer Jason Rosenblatt had faced charges in Adams County of reckless manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and second-degree assault. Co-defendant Officer Randy Roedema was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide…
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No verdict in Aurora officers’ trial in Elijah McClain death
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After one full day of deliberations Wednesday, jurors in the trial of two Aurora police officers accused of causing the 2019 death of Elijah McClain have not reached a verdict. Officer Randy Roedema and former Officer Jason Rosenblatt each face charges in Adams County of reckless manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and assault. Criminally negligent homicide…