16- year- old charged as adult in shooting Man sentenced to 24 years in domestic violence case. Man found dead on trail. Man rescued from trail.

A 16- year- old has been charged as an adult for allegedly shooting two teenagers in Commerce City.

Kevin Cante is charged with multiple counts of attempted first- degree murder and firstdegree assault, according to the Adams County District Attorney’s Office.

On Oct. 4, police responded to the 18600 block of East 110th Ave. and found two teenagers who were shot, according to a news release.

Cante has also been charged with menacing, possession of handgun by a juvenile, and possession of a weapon by a previous juvenile offender. Cante also faces four crime of violence counts, a potential sentence enhancer if convicted.

The suspect, who is being held on a $ 100,000 bond, appeared in Adams County District Court on Tuesday to be advised of the charges against him. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Nov. 12.

A Longmont man was sentenced to 24 years in prison Monday for beating and strangling his exgirlfriend.

Reo Thomas Contreras, 39, pleaded guilty in July to firstdegree assault and tampering with a witness.

Contreras strangled the woman, also the mother of his child, in October 2018, according to a news release from the Boulder County District Attorney’s office, marking the third time he had strangled her since March that year.

The victim’s friend reported the assault despite the victim worrying that reporting would only make the situation worse. The victim was taken to a hospital where she learned Contreras tore an artery in her neck, putting her at risk for a stroke, according to the affidavit.

“Strangulation is one of, if not the, most violent and brutal forms of assault,” Senior Deputy District Attorney Ryan Day said in the release. “Research shows it often precedes homicide in the domestic violence context. I’m grateful to the victim’s friend for reporting this assault and to the Longmont Police Department for its efforts to hold the defendant accountable. They likely saved the victim’s life.”

Contreras was still on probation at the time of the reported assault after pleading guilty to second- degree assault stemming from a separate incident with the same woman. Contreras was sentenced to two years of probation and 103 days of jail time served on that case, and was legally restrained from being near the woman or her child.

“This sentence is what justice required, particularly given the prior assaults,” District Attorney Michael Dougherty stated in the release. “This strangulation case illustrates how dangerous domestic violence can be and why it is a top priority for our office.”

A man was found dead Tuesday on the Switzerland Trail.

At 1: 47 p. m., Boulder County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 200 block of Switzerland Trail Road on a reported person possibly dead, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.

Sugarloaf Fire Department and American Medical Response also responded, and a 25- yearold man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Foul play is not suspected, the news release said.

The man’s identification will be released by the Boulder County Coroner’s Office pending notification of his family.

A 71year- old Boulder man was rescued Monday after falling on the Anne U. White trail.

The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office was notified at 9: 59 a. m. that the man had fallen while hiking with family members and injured his back, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.

Medical personnel stabilized the man and he was then evacuated in a wheeled litter to an ambulance that transported him to a local medical facility, the release said.