Man robbed, murdered outside his Denver home; suspect arrested

DENVER — A suspect was arrested after a person was robbed and murdered exterior his Denver residence.

Officers with the Denver Police Division had been known as out to the 1200 block of North Mariposa Avenue round 6:56 a.m. Tuesday for reviews of a deceased particular person.

The 911 caller was strolling within the space and got here throughout a person mendacity on the sidewalk exterior of a house, in keeping with courtroom paperwork. The caller reported that the person was lined by a blue sheet, and the entrance doorways of the home had been open, the paperwork state.

When officers arrived, they discovered Jonathan Douglas, 34, beneath a blue tarp together with his pockets pulled inside out and “some kind of bar” close by, in keeping with the paperwork. He was pronounced useless on the scene.

Officers adopted suspected blood drops that led into an enclosed porch. They discovered from a neighbor that the tenant labored nights and slept throughout the day.

Officers knocked on the door and didn’t get a response, so that they checked the door deal with and located it was unlocked, courtroom paperwork state. The officers introduced their presence and cleared the home “in concern for one more sufferer,” however didn’t discover anybody inside, in keeping with the report. Nonetheless, they did discover suspected blood drops within the kitchen.

In accordance with the paperwork, detectives contacted the tenant, who mentioned she had been making an attempt to come up with her roommate however had not been in a position to. She arrived on the scene and described her roommate, which matched Douglas.

Throughout an interview with detectives, the tenant mentioned she final spoke to Douglas at 4:45 p.m. Monday whereas he was at work. Douglas had moved in in December.

The tenant instructed investigators she had been making an attempt to achieve Douglas, however her calls went straight to a recording and she or he couldn’t go away a message, in keeping with the possible trigger (PC) assertion.

On the residence, the tenant discovered a white shirt on the ground of her room that was not hers, the doc reads. She additionally mentioned it appeared just like the desk by her mattress had probably been overturned.

In accordance with courtroom paperwork, the tenant found that money was lacking from her room, and she or he couldn’t discover her laptop. In the meantime, Douglas’ pockets, cellphone and keys weren’t discovered on his particular person or inside the house.

After reviewing Excessive Exercise Location Companies (HALO) cameras, authorities noticed an unknown man within the space on the time of the homicide. Safety cameras from a close-by enterprise captured the person within the alleyway behind the constructing roughly 20 minutes after the homicide.

In accordance with courtroom paperwork, the person was seen pulling out a big sum of money and “appeared to have doable blood on his palms.”

Douglas’ telephone was pinged to the realm of thirteenth and Santa Fe. When officers arrived, they observed a person who matched the outline of the person from the surveillance video. He was recognized as Stig Robust, 33,

Robust was arrested on unrelated warrants. A automobile key, home key and money had been found on his particular person throughout his arrest, in keeping with courtroom paperwork. Investigators decided that the automobile key belonged to Douglas’ automobile, and the home key was just like the tenant’s home key, the PC assertion reads.

Robust was then arrested for investigation of first-degree homicide, aggravated theft and second-degree housebreaking.

A GoFundMe has been created to assist Douglas’ household. To donate, click on right here.