Denver, CO
Alleged Washington Park shooter faces new charges after jail incident, Denver victim finally back to eating solid foods
Ryan Egelston, who is charged with shooting at two people in Denver’s Washington Park and wounding one of them on Feb. 2, is facing two new criminal charges stemming from a jailhouse altercation.
According to court and jail records, Egelston, 28, was involved in the altercation on April 6 at the Van-Cise Simonet Detention Center, and as a result was charged with assault and disturbing the peace.
He was already facing charges of attempted murder and a slew of other counts related to the Washington Park incident. In that case, he is alleged to have pulled a gun and fired at a man who he argued with.
A bullet struck bystander Ben Varga, who was in the park to meet friends for a picnic. The bullet hit Varga in the back of the head and came out through his chin.
He suffered fractured vertebrae and is recovering.
Bystander who was struck continues recovery
Since the incident, Varga had not been able to eat solid food but was finally cleared to eat solids earlier this month. He met with a CBS News Colorado crew for a sushi lunch — one of his favorite foods.
He said he lost as much as 40 pounds, but has put some weight back on.
“Overall, I feel really good,” said Varga, as he enjoyed sushi.
“This is definitely better than my liquid diet that I was on before this,” he said.
Now out of the hospital and living downtown, Varga is regularly walking and preparing to return to work and start doing some of his favorite things — going to concerts, the gym and eating good food.
Victim preparing for another surgery
He says he is occasionally reminded of what happened at Wash Park.
“I get a little bit of a trigger, per se. Sometimes when I walk downtown and when I hear sirens … can trigger me a little bit.”
He said at some point he will return to Wash Park “to get the bad taste out of my mouth.”
Varga said he will have another surgery in May but is hoping to get his neck brace off in the next few weeks.
Denver, CO
Houston County murder suspect returns to face charges after her arrest in Denver
HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) — A woman accused of murder at Houston Lake Apartments back in March has returned to Middle Georgia after her arrest in Denver.
27-year-old Tylar Oglesby of Warner Robins is now in custody in Houston County for her alleged role in the shooting death of Diandre Oates at Houston Lake Apartments on the night of March 12.
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Officers on the scene found Oates with a gunshot wound behind the 1700 building, and he was then pronounced dead by the Houston County Coroner’s Office.
The first arrest made in the case happened on March 18, with Perry Police arresting Alexander Culler on a warrant for murder surrounding Oates’ death.
Oglesby was arrested over a week later in Denver, Colo., on a warrant for a party to a crime in connection with the fatal shooting.
Oglesby has since returned to Middle Georgia from Denver, where she faces a pending murder charge at the Houston County Detention Center.
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Denver, CO
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Denver, CO
Colorado boasts two of the best coffee shops in the Americas, according to new ranking
Denverites looking for a stellar cup of Joe don’t need to travel far to savor the flavor of excellent coffee.
That’s according to The World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops, a website that rates global hospitality establishments where coffee lovers can find better brew. The website recently announced its 2026 list of the best coffee shops in North America, Central America and the Caribbean and two local companies made the list.
Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters came in at No. 43, while Queen City Collective Coffee ranked No. 61. Not bad for a list that includes must-hit destinations in places like Guatemala and Costa Rica, which are known for their exports of coffee beans.
The World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops decided the ranking through a mix of nominations and voting by both the public and experts. Places were evaluated based on the quality of coffee served, barista expertise, ambiance, sustainability practices, and innovation among other criteria, according to the website.
Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters, which came on the scene in 2013, helped usher the so-called fourth wave of coffee locally, which focuses on honoring the beans’ agricultural roots and using techniques like pour-over to extract more flavor from each brew. The company started with a wholesale roastery and retail shop in Lakewood before expanding to Arvada through a merger with another company called Two Rivers, and later to Westminster. In 2022, Food and Wine magazine named Sweet Bloom’s Westminster locale the best coffee shop in Colorado.
Queen City Collective has certainly earned the popular vote among Mile High City coffee drinkers if the company’s expansion is an indication. Since opening its first retail location in 2018, in a spot shared with Novel Strand Brewing Co., Queen City has expanded to seven locations between Denver and surrounding suburbs, including Wheat Ridge and Aurora.
To see the full list of must-hit coffee shops across the globe, visit theworlds100bestcoffeeshops.com. For additional recommendations, check out our list of Colorado’s best coffee shops with picturesque patios and views.
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