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One of three responsible for deadly Denver house fire sentenced to 60 years in prison
The last of three people responsible for the deadly fire in Denver's Green Valley Ranch neighborhood in 2020 received his jail sentence on Tuesday. A judge handed down 60 years in prison, the maximum possible sentence, to Kevin Bui on Tuesday. Five Senegalese immigrants died in the fire on Truckee Street. Two of them were young children. Bui agreed to a plea deal in May. He pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder then and in court on Tuesday he said he takes full responsibility for his actions. Bui planned and calculated the horrific crime, according to...
83-year-old convicted of killing wife, daughter with ax because he was worried they’d become homeless
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (TCN) -- An elderly man has been found guilty of killing his wife and disabled daughter with an ax and dismembering their bodies with a saw in 2023. The Colorado 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced June 28 that a jury convicted 83-year-old Reginald Maclaren of the first-degree murders of his wife, Bethany Maclaren, and their daughter, Ruth Maclaren, as well as two counts of tampering with a deceased body and false reporting. Reginald Maclaren is expected to be sentenced on July 10 and faces a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole for the first-degree murder convictions.
2 of 4 suspects plead guilty in connection to Ma Kaing's 2022 murder
Two of the four suspects arrested in connection with Ma Kaing's murder nearly two years ago have pleaded guilty. On July 15, 2022, businesswoman Ma Kaing was killed by a stray bullet while she was unloading groceries outside of her apartment on Xenia Street.Four suspects were arrested in her shooting death, Nu Ra Ah La, Pa Reh, Lu Reh, and Swa Bay. According to court records, Nu La has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Swa Bay has also entered a guilty plea. As for the other suspects, Pa Reh is scheduled for an arraignment in a Denver courtroom on July 15. Lu Reh has hearings in a Denver courtroom scheduled for July 15 and July 25 with a trial scheduled to begin Aug. 6. Reh is also facing charges of first-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon in a different deadly shooting that happened in Aurora on May 30, 2022.
Colorado deputies return stolen bike to 12-year-old boy
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - Days after a 12-year-old boy had his bike stolen, his story has a happy ending!. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office issued a plea to the community on June 21 to help find the bike. The boy had locked it outside a Walmart in Littleton -- only for a man to follow him into the store to shoplift bolt cutters and use them to take the bike.
Suspect in fatal shooting outside Denver shelter is identified
DENVER — At least seven people reported witnessing a fatal shooting Monday night outside a Denver Rescue Mission shelter, documents obtained by 9NEWS show. The Denver Police Department said the shooting happened around 8 p.m. outside the shelter in the area of 48th Avenue and Dahlia Street in the Northeast Park Hill neighborhood. Police said two people got into a fight, and one of them shot the other.
While police warn that washing windows in intersections is illegal, few citations have been issued
DENVER — The Denver Police Department (DPD) doesn't want newly arrived migrants to be washing car windows in the middle of intersections. While police said it’s illegal and handed out flyers discouraging it, 9NEWS has learned they've hardly issued any tickets to people trying to make money on street corners.
Bicyclist killed after vehicle rolls over into center median of I-76
The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a deadly rollover crash that left a bicyclist dead early Tuesday morning. The crash happened on I-76 near Sheridan Boulevard northwest of Denver. State troopers rushed to a report of a single-vehicle rollover and car fire in the center median of I-76 about 4:30 a.m. Tuesday. When troopers arrived, they found the bicyclist had died at the scene of the crash. The driver was the only occupant of the vehicle and was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. The Colorado State Patrol said that the crash remained under investigation on Tuesday afternoon. No charges had been filed at that time. The identity of the bicyclist who was killed will be released by the Adams County Coroner's Office.
Search for bank robbery suspect in Colorado
LAKEWOOD, Colo. (KKTV) - Authorities in Colorado are offering a reward tied to a bank robbery case. According to a crime poster shared by Metro Denver Crime Stoppers on social media, the robbery happened June 25 at about 10:30 in the morning near the 3500 block of S. Wadsworth Boulevard. The bank robbed was a FirstBank.
Parents and accused abuser face-to-face in Arapahoe County courtroom as arraignment postponed
A former Littleton Public Schools bus aide charged with assaulting at least two disabled children during their rides to and from school appeared in court in person for the first time on Monday. 18th Judicial District Judge Laqunya Baker allowed a two-month postponement for Kiarra Jones, who is out on...
Unfortunately a Trip to the Manosphere Might Have Driven Lyndon McLeod to Murder
Before Lyndon McLeod went on a killing spree that would end with the deaths of five people, many individuals in his immediate circle were concerned about the deeply troubled man. According to Vice, he was kicked out of his home in late 2020 after a living situation described as harmonious by his former roommates grew increasingly troubling. Amanda Knight told Denver and Louisiana state police that McLeod had fantasies of burning buildings down with a flamethrower. A year later Knight would stumble upon an article about a mass shooting and when she read who did it, she told Vice that...
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