Office of the District Attorney
18th Judicial District
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District Attorney John Kellner |
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September also brought us our annual Colorado District Attorneys’ Council (CDAC) fall conference. Among the many cases across the state, our team was recognized as the winners of Colorado’s 2022 Outstanding Trial Team. I am immensely proud of this prestigious award recognizing our stellar team of Chris Gallo, Cathy Nevill, Grant Grosgebauer, Colleen Vogel and Matt Hanagan. They were recognized for their tremendous team effort in achieving justice in the 1981 cold case murder of Sylvia Quayle of Cherry Hills Village. The defendant, David Dwayne Anderson, was convicted in June of first degree murder and the judge handed down a maximum sentence for his heinous crimes.
In keeping with our core value of being open and transparent, we kicked off our Citizen’s Academy in-person at our Arapahoe County Office. Our Citizen’s Academy is a community-focused, free 7-week course for our residents. We explore the roles of various departments within the DA’s office and give citizens an in-depth look at what happens from the time someone is arrested all the way through trial and sentencing, including a visit to the Crime Lab (Unified Metropolitan Forensic Crime Laboratory) and our last session wraps up at the Arapahoe County Courthouse.
Our community-focused effort continued with our quarterly town hall held Thursday, September 29 with topics: Data Dashboard and Cold Case Unit. We discussed our newly launched data dashboard, and shared the recent successes of our Cold Case Unit. You can watch our town hall on our Facebook @coda18 and video link is found here: DA18 Town Hall.
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The 18th Judicial District (JD) is comprised of four counties:
Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln.
Our office proudly serves over 1.1 million people.
The 18th JD is the most populated judicial district in the state of Colorado.
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CITIZEN'S ACADEMY is a Community-Focused, free 7-Week course that meets in-person at the Arapahoe County District Attorney's Office. Each session will explore the role of various departments within the DA’s office and will give citizens an in-depth look at what happens from the time someone is arrested all the way through trial and sentencing. Hear and learn from prosecutors, department staff, and law enforcement.
Areas covered are: Meet your District Attorney John Kellner, overview of the criminal justice system, our newly launched data dashboard, misdemeanors & Traffic, felonies, intake, juvenile justice, diversion, juvenile prosecution, victim witness & compensation, economic crimes, CSI, cold case, investigations, SVU Special Victim Unit & human trafficking, organized crime unit, domestic violence, anatomy of a trial, and more.
Last session will wrap up at the Arapahoe County Courthouse.
Certificate of completion given to attendees who complete sessions.
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Data Dashboard Launch
District Attorney John Kellner spoke at the launch when eight (8) Colorado District Attorneys’ offices participating in a pilot phase, unveiled “data dashboards,” a new publicly-available resource designed to promote more effective, just, and transparent decision-making in prosecution. The dashboards were created through the pilot phase of the Colorado Prosecutorial Dashboards project. The project will next create the tools and infrastructure needed to scale up use of data in DAs’ offices statewide.
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Colorado Trial Team of the Year
Chris Gallo
Chief Deputy District Attorney – SVU
Grant Grosgebauer
Cold Case Prosecutor
Matt Hanagan
Cold Case Investigator
Cathy Nevill
Paralegal
Colleen Vogel
Victim Advocate
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Ana Engativa (County Court)
Danielle Jaramillo (District Court)
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District Attorney John Kellner joined Aurora Police Department, Aurora Mayor and several City Council Members at the Retail Crime Roundtable held by Havana Business Improvement District (BID) to discuss ideas to reduce retail theft and allow businesses to share their mounting challenges with this type of crime.
Thanks to Chance Horiuchi, Executive Director, Havana BID for bringing these important partners together.
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9/11 Patriot Day was held at Colorado Freedom Memorial to remember those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks 21 years ago.
Steel from One World Trade Center
also known as the North Tower
(Bottom photo)
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District Attorney John Kellner is a member of the Racial Equity Subcommittee in Arapahoe County which held a community meeting at Ready to Work in Aurora. The Subcommittee serves as an advisory group and resource on racial equity in the justice system. More details are found here. |
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District Attorney John Kellner was honored to join Aurora Police Department at their annual awards ceremony. There were countless stories of heroism and community service. Additionally, SWAT teams of both Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office and Douglas County Sheriff's Office were recognized for their valuable partnerships. |
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Town Center at Aurora held a meeting with tenants and surrounding area businesses to address issues with crime and to learn how Aurora Police Department, District Attorney John Kellner and security work together to provide a safe environment for employees and customers. |
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People v. Brown
In September, a jury found Kyree Brown guilty of killing Joe and Jossline Roland after the couple responded to an online ad to purchase a car.
The investigation revealed Brown used a fake name to advertise a stolen vehicle for sale on an app called Letgo. On August 14, 2020, Joe Roland replied to the listing and agreed to meet to purchase the car.
Brown drove the stolen vehicle to Southlands Mall to meet with the Rolands. When Joe Roland noticed issues with the vehicle title, Brown pulled out a gun and demanded the couple hand over the cash they brought to purchase the car. Brown then proceeded to shoot five times, killing both Joe and Jossline Roland.
The prosecution team included Chief Deputy District Attorney Garrik Storgaard.
News release is below:
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A quarterly town hall is part of
District Attorney John Kellner's community-focused effort. Our 3rd quarter town hall was held in September.
Video link to our most recent town hall is below:
For PAST events, please click below.
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Consumer Fraud Protective Tips |
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Community Engagement & Education |
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Here to Educate, Protect, and Serve.
The District Attorney’s Office hosts, supports, and attends community events to provide an important presence in making community members aware that we are here to listen and to help work with them to strengthen the community against crime and violence.
If you are interested in having our office speak to your organization or participate in a public safety-related event, please Contact Us
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PEACE OFFICER CREDIBILITY DISCLOSURE NOTIFICATION
Effective January 1, 2022: Consistent with the requirements under state law, our office has adopted and implemented a policy based on the model created by the Peace Officer Credibility Disclosure Notification Committee pursuant to Senate Bill 21-174.This policy seeks to establish uniform and consistent standards requiring law enforcement agencies to disclose specific information to the district attorney that may impact the credibility of a peace officer in a criminal prosecution, and to establish procedures for the district attorney to timely disclose such information to the defense under the Colorado Rules of Criminal Procedure and to increase transparency to allow members of the public to access information concerning peace officers who are subject to a credibility disclosure notification.
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Interested in joining the District Attorney’s office for the largest jurisdiction in Colorado with easy access to the Denver Metro Area? Click Here
We offer a generous benefits package, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401K matching, paid holidays and PTO.
Additionally, the 18th Judicial District also provides:
• Career advancement opportunities
• Trainings / Continuing Education
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunities for those who qualify.
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