In Fort Collins and Larimer County, Assault in the Third Degree is charged when a person causes bodily injury to another. Recently, a woman was assaulted during a carjacking in Colorado. According to the report, three men approached the woman while she was in her car with her baby. She was pushed out of her Continue Reading
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Menacing Defense Lawyer in Larimer County Only a Judge Gets Protection from Airing His Dirty Laundry
Menacing is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person is accused of putting another in fear of serious bodily injury. With the instantaneous access we have to news stories, we live in a time where anyone accused of anything can be blasted out to the world. Because of this, most people are Continue Reading
Top 3 Differences Between Burglary and Robbery in Fort Collins, Colorado
Burglary and Robbery are terms that are often confused by those who don’t come across the legal definitions on a regular basis. When people think of a burglary or a robbery, they think of someone taking something that doesn’t belong to them (Theft) by breaking into their home or business. While this can be one Continue Reading
Fort Collins Possession of a Controlled Substance Attorney Is Possession of Meth, Cocaine, Heroin or Ecstasy a Drug Misdemeanor or Felony?
It used to be that possessing certain controlled substances of any amount, like meth, cocaine, heroin or ecstasy, was an automatic drug felony in Fort Collins and Larimer County, Colorado. However, laws have changed and now the amount of these drugs you are caught possessing matters. As of March 2020, it is no longer a Continue Reading
Resisting Arrest Attorney in Fort Collins Traffic Ticket Turns into Misdemeanor Resisting Arrest
Resisting Arrest is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person is accused of not complying with lawful orders while being arrested. A teenager was recently charged with this crime after he was not cooperative during a traffic stop. According to the report, a Greeley police officer saw the teen run a stop Continue Reading
Fort Collins False Imprisonment Attorney Woman Charged with False Imprisonment for Holding Man in Car
In Fort Collins and Larimer County, False Imprisonment is charged when a person is accused of confining someone against their will. The Loveland Police recently arrested a woman for this crime after a strange traffic stop. According to the report, the officers saw the woman driving ‘erratically.’ They followed her and at one point, she Continue Reading
Fort Collins Reckless Endangerment Lawyer Man Charged After Shooting a Neighbor Through Apartment Wall
Reckless Engenderment is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person does something that creates a risk of serious injury to another. A man was recently charged with this crime (along with Assault and Illegal Discharge of a Firearm) after he shot his gun in his apartment and it went through the wall Continue Reading
Fort Collins Internet Luring of a Child Attorney Facebook Messenger Sex Crimes Sting
Internet Luring of a Child is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person is accused of having a sexual conversation over the internet or data network with a child under the age of 15 and also invites the child to meet in person. A Fort Collins man was arrested and charged with Continue Reading
Fort Collins Obstructing a Peace Officer Attorney Deaf Man Arrested and Charged with Assault, Resisting and Obstructing – the Police Trifecta
Obstructing a Peace Office, Resisting Arrest, and Assault on a Police Officer is a trifecta the police love charging in Fort Collins and Larimer County. No one knows this better than a deaf man who was arrested a tased while being taken into custody, all because he wasn’t responding the way the officers wanted. News Continue Reading
Fort Collins Shoplifting Attorney Rampant Retail Theft Causes Stores to Close
While Shoplifting is the term we commonly use to describe stealing from a store, in Fort Collins and Larimer County, this crime would be charged under the broader category of Theft. Recently, nationwide retailer Walgreens announced that it would be closing five more locations in another state due to rampant retail theft. According to the Continue Reading