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Prosecuting criminals, protecting the rights and interests of victims, and seeking fair and equal justice. The Denver District Attorney is the chief law enforcement officer for the the 2nd Judicial District in Colorado, or the City and County of Denver.
On February 14, 2024, Vasquez shot and killed 19-year-old Dacien Salazar during a drive-by shooting outside Denver’s Downtown Aquarium. Trujillo drove the car that was used in the shooting.
Antonio Vasquez was sentenced today to 40 years in prison, while Vasquez’ brother, Jason Trujillo, Jr., was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Vasquez and Trujillo both previously pleaded guilty to Second-Degree Murder.
The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on the bill on Monday.
DA Walsh, several senior Human Trafficking prosecutors and a Human Trafficking Investigator from our office testified yesterday at the State Legislature in full support of SB26-075, which would significantly increase the penalties for convicted human traffickers.
DA Walsh spoke last night at the District 3 Commander Community Advisory Board meeting, where more than 50 community members engaged in a productive conversation about public safety.
Cunningham was intending to confront Roberts’ husband but instead shot Roberts when she came to her front door.
Ernest Cunningham was sentenced today to 42 years in prison after being convicted in December of last year of Second-Degree Murder. On June 29, 2024, Cunningham shot and killed 23-year-old Kelsey Roberts at her home in southeast Denver.
In January of 2025, in the midst of an investigation by the Colorado Senate Committee on Ethics, Lewis forged several letters supposedly written by former aides to refute allegations that Lewis was mistreating her staff.
Former Colorado State Senator Sonya Jaquez Lewis was sentenced today to two years of probation and 150 hours of community service. Lewis was previously convicted of one count of Attempt to Influence a Public Servant and three counts of Forgery.
DA Walsh was joined last night by members of the Denver DA's office and the Early Black Justice Alliance at Denver City Council, where a proclamation was read honoring the remarkable life and legacy of Norm Early, Denver's first Black District Attorney. #blackhistorymonth.
DA Walsh visited the Denver Police Brotherhood and met C.C. Edwards, the retired Denver Police Officer who runs the organization and its gym at Evans & Bannock. The Brotherhood is comprised of socially mindful police officers committed to helping Denver's underserved youth.
DA Walsh joined several members of our office yesterday at Denver's 40th annual Marade, which celebrated the remarkable life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
DA Walsh is marking his first year in office today by highlighting the efforts and successes of the Denver DA’s Office and our partners in 2025. For details, please go to the following press release:
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Estes faces 30 years in prison when he’s sentenced on January 22.
Trevondus Estes pleaded guilty today to one count of kidnapping and one count of attempted sexual assault. Estes was charged with robbing and sexually assaulting several women who were working in massage businesses in Denver and Lakewood in 2020.
A Denver jury today convicted Jason Schadegg of First-Degree Murder. Schadegg was then sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. On August 9, 2024, Schadegg stabbed to death 47-year-old Luvertis Blackwell in a parking lot in the 1500 block of Glenarm Place.
We are proud to have joined with all of our law enforcement and community partners to help bring about historic declines in crime in 2025. More work remains, but we are clearly headed in the right direction. Here’s to a happy, healthy, and safe 2026!
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...in order to commit identify theft. The indictment alleges that the defendants then defrauded people and businesses using various methods, such as creating a fraudulent MyColorado ID app to forge identifications with victim information from the stolen mail and the dark web.
A Denver grand jury has returned a 131-count indictment against seven members of a wide-ranging identity theft operation. The indictment alleges that, between September 2024 and December 2025, the defendants committed burglaries and stole mail and financial devices...
In September 2023, in two separate incidents, Fielder shot and killed 43-year-old Jeremy Hutcheson and 31-year-old Lluvia Robles-Banuelos along the South Platte River bike path.
Tanner Fielder was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole. On October 10, 2025, a jury convicted Fielder of two counts of First-Degree Murder.
...gunpoint, started three fires on the seventh floor, and then fired his gun several times inside the building and through the building’s windows.
Brandon Olsen was sentenced on Friday to 8 years in prison after previously pleading guilty to one count of Arson. On January 2, 2024, Olsen broke into the Colorado Supreme Court building, stole keys to the building from a security guard at...
On January 2, 2024, Olsen broke into the Colorado State Supreme Court building, stole keys to the building from a security guard at gunpoint, started fires in three different areas of the seventh floor, and fired his gun inside the building and through the building’s windows.
Brandon Olsen was sentenced today to eight years in the Colorado Department of Corrections after previously pleading guilty to one count of Arson.
Marina and Mantych had three young children together. Mantych faces life in prison without the possibility of parole when he’s sentenced on January 9.
Angelo Mantych was convicted this afternoon of First-Degree Murder. On September 1, 2016, Mantych killed 28-year-old Marina Placensia on board the train they were riding from Wisconsin to Denver.
DA Walsh and several members of our office joined Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Denver Police Orphans’ Fund Christmas Party. The mission of the Fund is to provide financial support for the educational needs of children of deceased or disabled Denver Police Officers.
Taleur Davis was sentenced today to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty in October to Second-Degree Murder. In August of 2024, Davis shot and killed 28-year-old David Richardson in northeast Denver.
