Man who stalked women in Highland neighborhood gets 12 years in prison, 10 years supervised probation.

Authorities said a man who stalked and attacked women in Denver’s Highland neighborhood has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Denver District Attorney Beth McCann said Tuesday that Agustin Guerrero, 35, pleaded guilty to stalking, indecent exposure, criminal attempt to commit sexual assault and robbery. There were four separate criminal cases against him, according to a news release from McCann’s office.

Prosecutors believe that there are likely many more victims. Anyone who believes they might have been a victim of Guerrero can contact the Denver Police Department’s non- emergency line at 720- 9132000.

Guerreo will have to serve 10 years of intensive supervised probation after he is released from prison and will have to be on the lifetime sex offender registration.

Denver man found shot after car crash is identified.

A 31year- old man died from gunshot wounds in a Sept. 10 shooting in Denver’s East Colfax neighborhood.

Zackary Smith was pronounced dead at Denver Health after he was shot in the 1700 block of Quince Street, according to a news release from the medical examiner’s office.

Smith was found with a gunshot wound after he was involved in a rollover in an alley near Quince Street and East 17th Avenue, off Quebec Street, police said.

New Mexico casinos racetracks ask governor to reconsider closure.

ALBUQUERQUE » New Mexico’s racetrack and casino operators are asking Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to consider allowing them to reopen, saying hundreds of gaming operations across the U. S. have shown the industry can operate safely.

The tracks and their associated casinos have been hit hard by the pandemic. After a brief hiatus in the spring, races resumed at Ruidoso Downs in May but without spectators, and the casinos have remained closed under the public health order issued by Lujan Grisham.

The revenue brought in by the casinos during race meets helps to subsidize racing. Without the slot machines and tables, purse money has been reduced to a fraction of what it was last year.

In a letter to the governor, track and casino managers in Ruidoso, Sunland Park, Hobbs and Farmington touted the industry’s economic impact on the state. They said their operations contribute to the $ 380 million in tax revenues brought in annually by gaming and their employees are among the more than 17,000 who work in the racing industry and at tribal and commercial casinos.

The managers also noted that every commercial casino outside of New Mexico has been allowed to reopen and as of this week, there were nearly 900 gaming facilities open in 43 states.

Nora Meyers Sackett, a spokeswoman for the governor, said Thursday the administration has been in regular contact with non- tribal casinos and that public health conditions will determine when it’s safe for the restrictions to be lifted.

Denver jury finds man guilty of assault after firing at officers.

A Denver jury has found a 30- year- old man guilty of assaulting a police officer after a traffic stop and a foot chase during which police said he shot at them four times.

The jury found Datwon Armstrong guilty Monday after deliberating for more than five hours. He is scheduled for sentencing as a habitual offender Nov. 13.

Police said the confrontation with Armstrong began after a July 12, 2019, traffic stop. Officers were checking the plates and realized the car was wanted for a prior hit- and- run accident. Armstrong, a passenger, ran from the vehicle. He was 10 to 15 feet away from one of the officers when he fired four times at them during the chase, police said.

Neither officer was hurt. Police said neither shot at Armstrong.

Armstrong was found hiding under a vehicle in a driveway near West Ohio Avenue and North Hazel Street in southwest Denver and was taken into custody. Police said a .357 magnum handgun was recovered nearby.

Armstrong had two felony warrants for escaping from other Colorado jurisdictions.