1. BRONCO ACCUSED OF THROWING MUG AT STRIP CLUB BARTENDER
One of the Broncos’ key off-season acquisitions is wasting no time getting familiar with Denver’s justice system. Safety T.J. Ward (while in the company of fellow Bronco Terrance Knighton and ex-Broncos Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie) is accused of throwing a glass mug at a strip club bartender after she told him he couldn’t bring outside drinks.
2. EL PASO SHERIFF FACES LAUNDRY LIST OF INAPPROPRIATE SEX, MISMANAGEMENT ACCUSATIONS
The Gazette’s Dave Philips El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa is embroiled in accusations of sex with subordinates, abusive treatment of employees and dismantling oversight of the office budget that could stain his 12-year career and sink future prospects for one of the most powerful local Republicans.
3. WOODLAND PARK MAYOR ARRESTED AS SUSPECT IN SEX ASSAULT ON CHILD
David J. Turley was arrested Friday morning on suspicion of sexual assault of a child by one in a position of trust, according to a Woodland Park Police Department media release.
4. ETHIOPIAN PRISON GUARD SENTENCED TO MAX 22 YEARS
Kefelgn Alemu Worku, 62, a notorious prison guard accused of killing and torturing dozens of people in Ethiopia in the 1970s was sentenced to 22 years in prison following a U.S. immigration fraud conviction. Back in Ethiopia he was sentenced in November 2000 to death for torturing 101 people to death.
5. DEFENSE WANTS FAMILY STATEMENTS EXCLUDED IN FERO’S CASE
If Dexter Lewis is convicted of stabbing five people to death, his attorneys say victims’ families should not be allowed to speak to jurors before they deliberate his fate.
6. TULO LETS BAT, SWEDISH POP GROUP RESPOND TO GIANTS’ ACCUSATIONS
How does the major league batting leader respond to allegations of “stealing signs?” He lets Ace of Base do the talking.
7. AFTER SURVIVING DAYS IN CAR, WOMAN MAKING PROGRESS
Kristin Hopkins survived for a week trapped upside down in her mangled car 140 feet off of Red Hill Pass only to wake up in a hospital missing both feet, but her spirit isn’t broken. “It’s just my reality,” she said from her hospital room, where she continues to recover.
8. YOUR WEEKEND PLANS NOW INCLUDE A METEOR SHOWER
A brand new metor shower will make its debut tonight and early tomorrow morning andit could be a doozy.
9. STATE DUI CAMPAIGN KICKS INTO GEAR
On the same day that a fatal crash in Arvada killed one and injured three with alcohol suspected to be a factor, the state’s Heat Is On campaign kicks into high gear for the holiday weekend.
10. SPEAKING OF DUI …
Broncos director of player personnel Matt Russell was sentenced to seven months in jail after pleading guilty to DUI last July.
11. DENVER POLICE REPRIMAND OFFICER OVER USING BEST BUY REWARD POINTS
The Denver Police Department has reprimanded an officer who bought about $1,000 worth of items at Best Buy using reward points racked up from official purchases.
12. CHUCK MORRIS TALKS $6 MILLION FIDDLER’S GREEN RENOVATION
Longtime Denver promoter Chuck Morris is known as a colorful man who speaks his mind. So it’s no surprise that the president of AEG Live Rocky Mountains doesn’t mince words when describing the takeover of Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre from rival promoter Live Nation.
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