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July 16, 2020
JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO
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VOLUME 37 | ISSUE 1
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One killed, three injured in Arvada shooting Police say violence occurred between rival motorcycle gangs BY CASEY VAN DIVIER CVANDIVIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
prior to each event. “This is important and I want to do it the right way,” said Russell. “I think this has a lot of implications for the community and I have to make an interpretation of the law that may be new.” During the hearing, which took place over two days, two Jefferson County public health officials testified that they attended portions of the July 4 event at Bandimere and witnessed violations of the current state public health order, ranging from more people sitting in grandstands than is allowed, to a lack of social distancing in concession areas. They said those violations came after the speedway had previously reached an agreement with the
On July 11, Arvada police responded to a shooting related to a conflict between two motorcycle gangs. The shooting occurred near Jake’s Roadhouse, a bar at 5980 N. Lamar St. According to the police’s Facebook page, 43-year-old William Henderson was shot and killed during the conflict. Three others were injured in the July 11 incident. Henderson was among 13 individuals that were charged by the Denver District Attorney’s office on suspicion of violating the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act (COCCA), last December. Arvada Police Department released a statement saying “Jake’s Roadhouse Not Involved, people from the Roadhouse actually tried to help a victim. That Good Samaritan is facing life threatening injuries.” The Good Samaritan was Ryan McPherson, an Arvada resident and lead singer of the band Nightwolf, which was playing the bar Saturday night. While McPherson and bandmate John Akal were outside for a break, the two began to hear what sounded like motorcycles, with two customers on the patio telling them they had
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A man holds a sign in protest of races being held at Bandimere Speedway outside the Jefferson County building on July 8 while a hearing discussing whether to grant a preliminary injunction against the speedway took place inside. PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO
Bandimere to operate for now, but with COVID-19 rules Final decision on public health injunction put off until July 21 BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A Jefferson County judge has left a temporary restraining order in place against Bandimere Speedway, but says her decision regarding a stricter preliminary injunction over public health guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19, will not come until July 21. Judge Tamara Russell said the temporary restraining order requiring Bandimere Speedway to abide by the provisions of the current public
health order, which require social distancing at public events and limit capacity to 175 people per activity area, would remain in-effect. Bandimere was planning to hold its Bug-In racing event on July 11, but claims that event would attract a significantly smaller crowd than its July 4 Jet Car Nationals event did. Judge Russell said at the close of arguments on July 9 that she wanted to wait to make her civil court case ruling on the preliminary injunction in order to give herself more time to review relevant documents and case law. The preliminary injunction would not allow Bandimere Speedway to hold events while the public health orders regarding COVID-19 are is in effect unless the speedway provides the county a safety plan to approve
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