Accidents involving a gun within neighborhoods and homes typically results in a call of some sort to law enforcement. Often this call sets off an investigation even if no one was threatened or injured. Discharging a handgun in a residence is a high-risk of injury. A misdemeanor Prohibited Use of Weapons charge can result from […]
While the U.S. Constitution protects your right to bear arms, there are circumstances in Castle Rock and Douglas County where possessing a weapon is always illegal – like possessing a firearm while intoxicated. A man was recently charged with Prohibited Use of a Weapon for shooting his guns into the air, alarming neighbors, who called […]
Prohibited Use of Weapons, C.R.S. 18-12-106, charges in Castle Rock, Douglas County and across Colorado most commonly occur after 1) a person possesses a gun while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance and 2) a person accidentally discharges a firearm or shoots a bow and arrow. In many cases where a person […]
When a threat is made to a school, school faculty member, or student, whether the threat is carried out or not, is charged as Interference with Staff, Faculty, or Students of Educational Institutions. An Englewood teen was recently arrested and charged with this crime, and likely some others like Menacing, for bringing a gun into […]
Discharging a firearm in a home, apartment or other occupied building will likely result in the criminal charge of Illegal Discharge of a Firearm. We often see these types of cases when our client is showing someone their gun or cleaning their firearm, and the weapon accidentally discharges. Maybe they forgot there was a bullet […]
Combining alcohol and guns can result in the criminal charge of Prohibited Use of Weapons in Castle Rock and Douglas County. An Arapahoe County Sheriff deputy was recently convicted of this Prohibited Use of a Weapon and Driving Under the Influence for consuming alcohol while on duty. According to the report, fellow officers reported their suspicions that the deputy […]
I think natural consequences, or karma, often sufficiently punish the person doing something wrong. However, if Castle Rock Police find out about it, they will push for filing charges, no matter how much the person has already suffered. A perfect example of this is a man who recently shot himself in the genitals. He had […]
Taking something in the presence of another using force, threats or intimidation, is charged as Robbery in Castle Rock and Douglas County. When a gun or other deadly weapon is involved, then it is intensified to Aggravated Robbery. Two teenagers are facing Aggravated Robbery charges after using a gun to force a woman to hand […]
It’s not enough just to dress up like a Castle Rock Police Officer, you must do an act only a peace officer is authorized to do in order to be charged with Impersonating a Peace Officer in Douglas County. An 18-year-old man was recently charged with this crime, after he took his uncle’s police uniform […]
Threatening someone or causing them to feel they are in danger of serious bodily injury will be charged as Menacing in Castle Rock, Parker, and Highlands Ranch. That’s exactly what a mother would be charged with, had the situation she was involved in occurred in Douglas County. According to the news, the mom went to […]
