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6th Judicial District

Durango teen arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting minor

Durango teen arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting minor

18-year old student jailed after allegedly having sex with 13-year-old

December 20, 2024

Durango man sentenced for breaking into stranger’s home, shooting occupant

Durango man sentenced for breaking into stranger’s home, shooting occupant

Brown used sex offender registry to target victim

December 12, 2024

Durango killer’s petition to overturn convictions denied

Durango killer’s petition to overturn convictions denied

Raymond Cain has served 30 years for the 1995 murder of Sadie Frost

December 6, 2024

Ignacio fugitive who ran over girlfriend sentenced to prison

Ignacio fugitive who ran over girlfriend sentenced to prison

Fields was on the run for seven years after 2016 incident

December 6, 2024

Details emerge in alleged homicide case; juvenile suspect held on $3 million bail

Details emerge in alleged homicide case; juvenile suspect held on $3 million bail

16-year-old accused of stabbing younger boy in neck, assaulting mother with baseball bat

October 26, 2024

Domestic violence cases down in La Plata County, but fight to end abuse never stops

Domestic violence cases down in La Plata County, but fight to end abuse never stops

Advocates and law enforcement say progress is being made in some areas

October 24, 2024

Former Purgatory Resort employee gets probation for embezzlement

Former Purgatory Resort employee gets probation for embezzlement

had been printing temporary ski passes and selling them for cash

October 22, 2024

Former schoolteacher allegedly possessed ‘numerous’ explicit photos of minors living in Durango area

Former schoolteacher allegedly possessed ‘numerous’ explicit photos of minors living in Durango area

enforcement encouraging potential victims to come forward

October 4, 2024

Utah woman sentenced to prison for 2023 hit-and-run

Utah woman sentenced to prison for 2023 hit-and-run

Brittany Dee pleaded guilty to a felony charge

August 20, 2024

From the archives: Old cases, same legal debates

From the archives: Old cases, same legal debates

Plata County court dockets from 1905 show expediency, for better or worse

August 18, 2024

Attempted theft charges dropped in Silverton snowcat case

Attempted theft charges dropped in Silverton snowcat case

men faced felony charges in connection with moving machinery

Woman charged in Durango hit-and-run has bail revoked after holiday DUI

Woman charged in Durango hit-and-run has bail revoked after holiday DUI

Brittany Dee, 24, was arrested while driving back from Silverton on July 4

Killer in 1995 Durango shooting petitions to have conviction overturned

Killer in 1995 Durango shooting petitions to have conviction overturned

Raymond Cain, convicted in shooting of two women, is making another bid to get out of prison

Durango man receives 3 years’ probation for kidnapping and choking ex-wife

Durango man receives 3 years’ probation for kidnapping and choking ex-wife

awoke in middle of the night to find Randall Wilcox standing over her

Durango man pleads guilty to escape from La Plata County Jail

Durango man pleads guilty to escape from La Plata County Jail

Buck suspected of shooting Farmington police officer while on the run in 2022

Woman who embezzled nearly $27,000 from a Durango dentistry ordered to reimburse employer

Woman who embezzled nearly $27,000 from a Durango dentistry ordered to reimburse employer

office manager receives five years probation

Man pleads guilty to fatally stabbing Bayfield Speedway clerk

Man pleads guilty to fatally stabbing Bayfield Speedway clerk

Damitre Burch faces 35 years in prison for killing Jadah Willmett, 21

District attorney’s office begins reviewing all arrest, search warrant affidavits

District attorney’s office begins reviewing all arrest, search warrant affidavits

seeks to better demonstrate probable cause, keep judges out of legal fray

Hit-and-run case involving Durango motorcyclist delayed another month

Hit-and-run case involving Durango motorcyclist delayed another month

Brittany Dee appeared Friday in court with a new attorney

Ignacio man sentenced to prison for murder of pregnant wife

Ignacio man sentenced to prison for murder of pregnant wife

Prosecutor says case was about domestic violence, not self-defense

La Plata County man sentenced to prison for manslaughter

La Plata County man sentenced to prison for manslaughter

Prosecutor and defense attorney clash over facts of the case

Man receives 12 years to life in prison for sexual assault on child

Man receives 12 years to life in prison for sexual assault on child

says conviction made possible by victim’s courage to testify

Judge rejects plea deal in Durango hit-and-run case

Judge rejects plea deal in Durango hit-and-run case

Agreement sought to give driver up to 90 days in jail after leaving scene of crash

Jason Eley withdraws from 6th Judicial District attorney’s race

Jason Eley withdraws from 6th Judicial District attorney’s race

Murray now the lone candidate in primary election