A mother is greatly concerned for her 20-year-old daughter who vanished in August. ABC13 reports that Megan Leigh Jackson disappeared from Pueblo on August 23. Jackson’s mother is worried her daughter is in imminent danger after one of Jackson’s friends was recently murdered. She’s asking the public to be the on the lookout for Jackson, who’s …
Colorado police have arrested a man and accused him of beating his adult nephew and locking him in a shipping container for hours, as reported by KDVR. CBS Denver reports that the victim, Adonis Gomez, 21, claims that Wynn Sichting, 58, also stole his clothes during the September 11 incident. Gomez, who had recently moved out of the …
Five nurses in Denver, Colorado, were suspended for allegedly opening a body bag to view a deceased patient’s genitals. On Tuesday, Denver Health Medical Center spokesman Josh Rasmussen confirmed to KMGH that five nurses were suspended in May for three weeks. A tip to the local station alleged that the nurses praised the size of …
A federal judge ruled Thursday that Colorado’s sex offender registration violated the rights of three sex offenders—possibly resulting in sweeping implications as to how the public gets the list. The Denver Post reports that U.S. District Court Judge Richard Matsch determined that the Colorado Sex Offender Registration Act violates the cruel and unusual clause of …
Prosecutors in Colorado charge a married couple with first-degree murder, stemming from the February death of their 6-week-old baby boy, according to NBC’s 9News. Authorities arrested John Ostrander, 21, and his wife, Donica Mirabal, 21, of Colorado Springs, following a six-month investigation into the death of their infant son, Zayden. In February, the coupled called 911 …
A Colorado bus aide who admitted to kicking, hitting, and spraying a student with autism in the face with aerosol disinfectant will spend 20 months behind bars. Monica Burke, 52, was also sentenced to five years probation and ordered to complete 360 hours of community service after pleading guilty to assaulting an at-risk person, ABC News …
A disabled Colorado man who uses a wheelchair was struck by a car and then allegedly given a ticket for not crossing the road fast enough, as reported by KVDR. Kyle Wolfe said he was crossing a street in downtown Denver but was unable to fully cross in the 20 seconds allotted by the signal. He …
A Colorado sheriff’s deputy allegedly choked his daughter so violently that he lifted her off the ground. Weld County sheriff’s deputy Derek Kinch, 32, reportedly abused his daughter during a July 15 argument over the length of her shorts. The Greenley Tribune reported that the victim’s sibling and mother, Virginia Kinch, witnessed Kinch grab the girl by …
The teenager may be tried as an adult
A Colorado court has convicted Jason Vanbommel, 34, of beating his grandfather to death, during a dispute about what to eat for dinner, and a judge has sentenced him to 72 years in prison, according to KDVR. Vanbommel mercilessly attacked his grandfather, Frans Vanbommel, 84, on December 29, 2015. Court documents state that the attack …
