Denver sheriff answers to citizen board in jail death
DENVER (KDVR) — There are now three separate investigations into last week’s death of a 71-year-old man in a Denver jail. In a public zoom meeting with the Citizen Oversight…
Who’s responsible? Accountability questions remain after Denver County jailhouse death
Unanswered questions about accountability linger a year after a man died in Denver’s downtown detention center, after several days of begging for medical care as he experienced chest pains, trouble…
3 agencies investigating death of 71-year-old inmate
DENVER — Three agencies are conducting investigations into why an inmate died in custody two days after his attorney begged the court to release him because of COVID. “Our hearts…
Denver inmate’s death under investigation, nurse suspended
DENVER (KDVR) — A nurse at the Denver Downtown Detention Center has been placed on leave following the death of a Denver inmate on Feb. 9, the Problem Solvers have…
Denver Health jail staff ignored dying man’s pleas for help, lawsuit alleges
Two days before he died, Leroy “Nicky” Taylor called his public defender from the Denver jail and begged for help. “I’ve been sick for 10 days,” he said in a…
‘I need to get out of here before I die’: Inmate’s family sues Denver Health over his death
DENVER (KDVR) — Two days before he died, Leroy “Nicky” Taylor called his public defender from jail and in a barely audible recording left her a message where he said,…
Denver Health jail staff ignored dying man’s pleas for help, lawsuit alleges
DENVER -- Two days before he died, Leroy “Nicky” Taylor called his public defender from the Denver jail and begged for help. “I’ve been sick for 10 days,” he said…
Denver Health faces lawsuit over 2022 jailhouse death
Denver Health faces a new civil rights lawsuit over the death of a man in the Downtown Detention Center in 2022, which accuses medical staff of ignoring Leroy "Nicky" Taylor’s…
Former officer pleads guilty in fatal crash
AURORA, Colo. — A now-former Aurora police officer pleaded guilty Monday in connection with an on-duty crash that killed a man in March. Eduardo Landeros, 26, pleaded guilty Monday to one count…
Family of unarmed, pregnant woman sues Arvada police in her death
Francis Thompson understands that police have a job to do. His father was a Denver Sheriff deputy and his first cousin is a Thornton police officer. But to Thompson, five…