Denver Criminal Defense Attorney Doug Richards was featured on Fox News discussing Aurora movie theater shooting suspect James Holmes. Mr. Richards was asked to give his expert opinion on what the proceedings will be like when James Holmes is formally charged, as cameras will not be allowed in the courtroom for this particular hearing. Please view the entire video...

Michael Allen, 30, was arrested on Thursday evening on suspicion of firing several shots at two homes in Colorado Springs. Police were called and a report was given of a man threatening residents on the 2100 block of Kodiak Drive. It was reported that the suspect was seen driving a silver Ford Escape in the area.   The suspect’s vehicle was pursed and eventually pulled over at the intersection of Circle Drive and Monterey...

Commerce City – The ring used tour buses to smuggle marijuana into the country from Mexico.  Over 45,000 pounds were transported over the course of 11 months according to the Jackson County District Attorney’s Office.   The investigation began May of 2010.  A grand jury returned a 93-count indictment  naming 23 suspects on June 3rd.   In order to smuggle the marijuana, the bricks were compressed and then hidden...

Denver – Deported from the United States, Ismael Gonzalez-Arenas, reentered the country and has been sentenced to life in federal prison.   Gonzalez-Arenas was sentenced life plus 60 months by Judge Robert E. Blackburn.   Found guilty in September of charges which include: unlawful transport of firearms, manufacturing controlled substance, drugs/violent crime/machine gun, and reentry of deported aliens.   The case was...

Gun advocates from 19 groups across 20 states are rallying together as defenders of the national Second Amendment Foundation (SAF).   The case: Peterson v. Garcia, et al. — Gray Peterson, a Washington state resident, who has a concealed weapons permit from Florida is suing Denver due to its ban on carrying handguns openly.   Colorado does not recognize gun permits not obtained within the state that do not recognize Colorado...

At an Alpine Bank in Montrose, a man described as in his late 20s and between 6′ and 6′ 2″, unshaven, and with sideburns held up a teller at gunpoint received the money and then fled the scene.   A conviction carries up to 20 years in federal prison and more if a deadly weapon is used.   As a former Assistant U.S Attorney, I have had experience in many cases like these. These are very serious charges and if...