It is safe to say emotions run high during a divorce. Conversations about custody of the kids and property divisions cause people to react in irrational ways. This is true of a Colorado man this past week. At a meeting with his lawyer and soon to be ex- wife, an argument ensued and the man pulled out a gun. He Continue Reading
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A 2,000 Mile Test Drive Leads to 30 Years in Prison | Fraud and Theft in Fort Collins
Ever wonder what it would be like to drive an expensive Porsche? Well, I wouldn’t take a page from this man’s book, because his strategy landed him with 30 years in prison in another state. He allegedly wrote a fraudulent check for a $109,000 after 6:00 p.m., so the dealership did not know the check was bad until the next Continue Reading
Frosty Windshield = Careless Driving in Fort Collins
There is nothing worse than rushing out of your house, running a little late and seeing the frost on your windshield. You realize you have two choices: get to work late because you took the time to properly clear your windshield, or start your trip immediately while pumping the heat in hopes the frost clears itself quickly. Well, a Colorado Continue Reading
Hit and Run Gone Very Wrong
Lately, the news media has been covering the large amount of hit and runs that have occurred in Colorado this year. Well, a woman from another state took hit and run to a new level. Apparently, the woman hit a pedestrian while driving her car and fled the scene. Only the man was still on her car. She allegedly carried Continue Reading
Drunk Off Beer Battered Fish? | DUI Lawyer Fort Collins
A man with nine DUI offenses under his belt was pulled over in another state for the tenth time. When the police asked him about the alcohol on his breath, his response was to blame the beer battered fish he had eaten. While the officer believed he had eaten beer battered fish, he did not accept that as the reason Continue Reading
False Reporting to the Police: What Not to Do
What would you do if you knew the police were outside your house waiting for you? Well, a man from another state was faced with exactly that situation, only he didn’t handle it so well. He thought the best way to evade the police was to call in a bomb threat to a neighborhood elementary school. Believing this would divert Continue Reading
Teen Gets Charged As Adult in Adams County for Homicide
In early December, a fatal shooting in Westminster Park killed one man and wounded another. The alleged shooter is a 16-year-old, who is being charged as an adult. He is facing Second Degree Murder and First Degree Assault among other charges. So, how is it that a teen can be charged and tried as an adult? The legal proceedings are under Continue Reading
Naked in Grocery Store Parking Lot | Public Indecency Lawyer
Police were dispatched to a Colorado King Soopers last week when a call came in about a man running around the grocery store parking lot naked. When police arrived, the man was acting with ‘excited delirium’ and was naked from the waist down. He was arrested because the officers felt concern for the public’s safety. While the news article does Continue Reading
Skipping Church is Never a Good Idea | Child Abuse in Fort Collins
We all know kids like to wander. And given the opportunity, they always choose play over obligations. Well, one son’s tendency to wander and play got his father arrested. His father, from another state, is being charged with Child Endangerment after his 8 year old son skipped church to play. The boy was supposed to get on the church bus Continue Reading
Alleged Rape Victim Becomes the Accused | Larimer County Lawyer
Last year, a Fort Collins woman accused her co-worker of kidnapping and violently sexually assaulting her. The co-worker, in an incredibly emotional police interview, claimed he was friends with the victim, and they had consensual sex. Lucky for the accused co-worker, the woman, who was engaged at the time, was inconsistent in her story with the police. The police explained Continue Reading