Category Archives: Murder

Trial over Thanksgiving Day standoff ends with conviction for Denver man

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The Sky-Hi News is reporting that a Grand County jury has found Brian Wilson guilty on all 24 charges stemming from a 2008 Thanksgiving Day standoff with police in Winter Park.  He has now been convicted on 5 counts of attempted murder with deliberate indifference, 6 counts of felony menacing, 2 counts of obstructing police, 3 counts of prohibited use of a weapon, obstructing a highway, driving under the influence and DUI per se.  More significantly, Wilson was convicted on 5 counts of committing a crime of violence, which will enhance the penalties for the attempted murder charges.

Wilson, 53, of Denver, faces 16 – 24 years in prison on each attempted murder count.

Wilson did not hire an attorney from 5280defense.com.

Love triangle ends in murder conviction | Denver Criminal Defense Attorney

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The Denver Post is reporting that Norberto Abundez of Ft. Lupton was convicted on Tuesday for the murder of his cousin, Jesus Abundez-Plige.  At the time of the murder, Abundez suspected that his wife and cousin were engaged in a romantic relationship.

Abundez had a previous confrontation with is cousin, and a protective order was issued. That order did not keep Abundez from shooting his cousin in the head at his Platteville home in 2008.

Abundez was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

Abundez did not hire an attorney from 5280defense.com.

Suspected murderer receives 5 years on unrelated firearms charge | Denver Criminal Defense Attorney

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The Denver Post is reporting that on March 11, 2010, Shun Lamar Birch was sentenced to 5 years in the Bureau of Prisons, by United States District Court Judge Wiley Y. Daniel. This case stemmed from a firearms charge alleging that Birch, a convicted felon, was illegally in possession of two guns. The weapons were found at his Aurora residence.

Birch is also charged with the December 2006 murder of Kalonniann Clark, a prosecution witness in an unrelated case.  That case is currently set for trial in state district court.

Birch did not hire an attorney from 5280defense.com.

Bruco Strong Eagle Eastwood charged in February shooting | Denver Criminal Defense Attorney

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The Daily Camera reports that prosecutors have filed 15 charges against Bruco Strong Eagle Eastwood, the alleged shooter in the February 23, 2010 at Deer Creek Middle School, in Denver. 

Eastwood, 32, of Hudson, Colorado, faces up to 97 years in prison if convicted on all counts. He is being held in the Jefferson County Jail in lieu of $1 million cash bail bond.

Eastwood’s father has stated that he believes his son suffers from schizophrenia.

Eastwood did not hire an attorney from 5280defense.com.

Trial continues for shooter of Broncos cornerback | Denver Criminal Defense Attorney

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The Denver Daily News is covering the ongoing trial of Willie Clark, the man accused of killing Darrent Williams, a former cornerback with the Denver Broncos. A prosecution witness, Daniel “PT” Harris, testified on Monday and described the shooting. “It was like the gun was jumping around in his [Williams’] hand like boom, boom, boom, boom, boom! It was just random, like, I guess it was just out of control.” The trial continues this morning. The prosecution is expected to rest on Thursday.

Clark did not hire an attorney from 5280defense.com.

Registered Sex Offender Arrested in Chelsea King Disappearance | Denver Criminal Defense Attorney

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The Post Chronicle is reporting that 30-year-old John Albert Gardner of Lake Elsinore has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of 17-year old Chelsea King.  The Poway High School student was last seen on Thursday after going for a jog near Lake Hodges at the popular Rancho Bernardo Community Park in San Diego.  Gardner is being held on suspicion of rape and murder.

He is also a suspect in the assault of a female jogger in Colorado Springs on December 27th.

Gardner did not hire an attorney from 5280defense.com.