Girls hockey coach charged with sex assault
A Colorado hockey coach who has worked with multiple youth teams in the state faces criminal charges alleging he sexually assaulted a girl.
Jesse Davis, 46, worked as the director of hockey operations and player development of Littleton-based Colorado Select Girls Hockey Association since 2019. Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies arrested Davis on Thursday on suspicion of sexual assault and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, according to the sheriff’s office.
Investigators believe Davis sexually assaulted a juvenile who had been staying on his property
June 13, according to court documents obtained by CBS4.
The hockey association said in a statement on its website that Davis had been suspended from his job and all Colorado Amateur Hockey Association activities.
“At this time Colorado Select has received no information that the events giving rise to the charges involve any of its members,” according to the statement.
Davis worked as a hockey coach for 20 years in Detroit, Chicago and across Colorado, according to his biography on the league’s website. He previously coached the Breckenridge Bucks junior hockey team and worked with the Summit Youth Hockey program, Foothills Flyers Hockey Association and worked as the director and head instructor for Rocky Mountain Hockey School.
Investigators ask that anyone with information about this or any other criminal incident involving Davis call the Jefferson County tip line at 303-271-5612 or Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.
Man arrested as suspect in beating death. A man in Fort Collins has been arrested as a suspect in the beating death of a woman in a domestic violence case.
About 11 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to a parking lot at the Whispering Pines apartments, 525 Drake St., where they found a woman who had been assaulted, according to a news release.
The victim was taken to a local hospital where she died.
Stephen McNeil, 20, was arrested at about noon on Sunday as a suspect in the case. McNeil, who knew the victim, according to police, is being held on suspicion of first-degree murder, domestic violence, violation of a protection order and violation of bail bond conditions.
“Our deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of the victim,” said Lt. Jeremy Yonce, in the release. “This heinous act of violence took a woman’s life and forever changed the lives of her loved ones. We will continue working diligently to support her family and seek justice.”
The Larimer County Coroner will release the identity of the woman along with the cause and manner of death.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call police at 970-221-6575.
Tips can also be left with Crime Stoppers of Larimer County at 970-221-6868.
Body found in pond. A body was found on Sunday morning in a pond in Westminster.
About 11 a.m., police were called about a body in a pond in the Hyland Hills Golf Course, according to police. Officers found the body of a man in the water.
There were no obvious signs of trauma, police said, and an investigation is ongoing.
The Adams County Coroner’s Office will determine the cause and manner of death. The victim is not yet identified.