Colorado
3 plead guilty in Colorado poaching case, face nearly $50,000 in fines
After a three-year, multi-state poaching investigation, three men pleaded guilty to a combined 19 hunting and wildlife violations in Jefferson and Adams counties, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
Together, the three face nearly $50,000 in fines, state officials said in a news release.
“These defendants took deliberate actions to break dozens of laws with a complete disregard for the wildlife of the state; they were poachers, not hunters,” CPW officer Scott Murdoch said. “Hunters are those who act morally and legally when out in the field. Poachers are folks who actively take advantage of the laws and wildlife resources.”
Jeffrey Flaherty, 58, accepted a plea deal in September and pleaded guilty to 13 misdemeanors, including illegally possessing big game, baiting wildlife, hunting elk out of season and making false statements on license applications, according to court records.
The 58-year-old lied about being a Colorado resident to make it easier to obtain a hunting license and to pay lower licensing fees, state officials said. Investigators said Jeffrey Flaherty held an active Florida driver’s license and voted as a Florida resident in the 2020 election.
His plea deal dropped 14 additional charges — including multiple counts of baiting bears, providing false information on license applications and illegally possessing big game — from his case, according to court records.
As part of the plea deal, charges against two other defendants — Tyrrell Flaherty and Tiffany Flaherty — were also dismissed, state officials said in the release.
Together, the two faced an additional 16 misdemeanors, according to court records.
Jeffrey Flaherty was fined $42,787 and received two years of supervised probation, restricting his ability to hunt and fish in Colorado, state officials said. He also faces mandatory five-year license suspension through a separate CPW hearing.
The license suspension would extend to 48 other states, state officials said.
Andrew Flaherty, Jeffrey Flaherty’s 27-year-old son, pled guilty last December to three misdemeanors including illegal possession of wildlife, hunting bull elk with bait and hunting out of season, state officials said in the release.
State officials said trail cameras caught the father and son setting out food to illegally bait wildlife on multiple occasions and captured the two harvesting a mule deer near the bait.
The 27-year-old was fined $3,646 and will also undergo a hunting and fishing license suspension hearing, according to court records.
Kenneth Curtis, 75, pleaded guilty to three misdemeanors including baiting bears, illegally hunting wildlife with bait and failing to wear daylight fluorescent orange while hunting, state officials said.
Curtis was charged $1,646 in fines and his hunting and fishing privileges were suspended for one year, according to state officials.
In an interview with CPW officers, Curtis, who occasionally tended the Flaherty property and lives nearby, said he spoke with Jeffrey Flaherty about placing elk innards and pumpkins to attract a black bear.
State officials said Curtis admitted to using game meat to draw bears to the area, a violation of Colorado statutes, but officers did not find evidence Curtis harvested a bear.
“Baiting wildlife does not follow the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation,” CPW area wildlife manager Mark Lamb said. “It does not allow an animal the fair chase and lawful opportunity they deserve.”
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Colorado mother says Lakewood crash killed son, left 2 of her children critically injured as driver is arrested
A mother is grieving after a crash in the Denver metro area last weekend left her son brain-dead and two of her other children fighting for their lives.
Lakewood police say 22-year-old Andrew Logan Miller has been arrested in connection with the crash, which happened Dec. 6 around 7:30 p.m. near Kipling Parkway and West 6th Avenue.
Police say Miller was driving an SUV southbound on Kipling Parkway at a high rate of speed when it collided with a bus carrying a wrestling team from Central High School, which is located in Grand Junction in Mesa County.
Sixteen people were taken to hospitals.
Among the injured were three siblings who were riding inside the SUV.
On Friday, their mother, Suleyma Gonzalez, identified them as Julio Gonzalez, 18, Analelly Gonzalez, 17, and Christopher Gonzalez, 14.
Analelly and Christopher remain in critical condition. Julio will never wake up.
“I didn’t want to believe it, until they had to do the second testing where they didn’t find blood going through his brain,” she said. “My other two are in comas.”
Gonzalez said doctors ultimately declared Julio brain-dead.
She describes her children as disciplined students and ROTC members with plans for the future.
“Two of my kids were going to graduate this year,” she said. “No drugs. No alcohol. They were good kids.”
Gonzalez confirmed that Miller, who was driving the SUV at the time of the crash, was her daughter’s boyfriend.
“I know he loved my daughter,” she said. “I don’t think he did this on purpose or intentionally. It was an accident.”
Police say the investigation is ongoing, but believe speed played a major role in the crash.
Miller was arrested Wednesday night and is facing multiple charges, including:
• Vehicular assault (7 counts)
• Speeding 40 mph or more over the limit
• Reckless driving
• Child abuse (2 counts)
• Reckless endangerment
“My kids know when you get in somebody’s car, there’s always a risk. Always,” she said.
Julio’s organs will be donated. He’s on life support, while the hospital searches for matches.
“He wanted to give to the world,” she said. “Now that I can’t get him back, we want to give life to somebody else.”
Miller is currently being held in the Denver County Jail and is awaiting transfer to the Jefferson County Jail. His bond and court appearance have not yet been announced.
Lakewood police say the investigation remains active.
Gonzalez, a single mother of five, says her focus now is on her surviving children and getting clarity.
“I just want answers.”
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DOJ sues Colorado Secretary of State for failure to release state voter information
DENVER, Colo. (KKTV) – The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced Thursday a lawsuit against the Colorado Secretary of State for failure to produce state voter information.
Secretary of State Jena Griswold claims the DOJ sent a “broad” request for the voter registration rolls on May 12.
Griswold says her office complied with the request and “shared the publicly available data consistent with applicable law.” However, the lawsuit against Griswold says that her office did not respond to the letter.
Griswold sent a letter in November signed by several Secretaries of State to the DOJ and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requesting clarification on how the data would be used, but she claims neither replied to the questions in the letter.
The lawsuit goes on to allege that DOJ attorney Eric Neff followed up by emailing Secretary Griswold on Dec. 1, requesting Colorado’s Statewide Voter Registration list.
Griswold said this request asked the office to share unredacted voter data, including a voter’s full name, date of birth, residential address, and complete state driver’s license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number.
Griswold responded by email on Dec. 3, stating, “We received your request. We will not be producing unredacted voter files or signing the MOU,” the complaint alleges.
The lawsuit cites the Civil Rights Act, which gives the United States Attorney General the power to demand the production, inspection, and analysis of the statewide voter registration lists.
The DOJ is requesting a judge to declare that Griswold violated the Civil Rights Act and to order her to provide the current electronic copy of Colorado’s statewide voter registration list.
Griswold’s office released the following statement:
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