Courts and Crime - The Journal

New York’s new jails boss once served time in a cell block he now oversees

NEW YORK (AP) — Stanley Richards knows how bleak life can be at Rikers Island, New York City’s notorious jail complex. As a young man, he spent two years locked up there for robbery. Now, he...

DATE: Apr 25, 2026 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Montezuma County man pleads guilty to attempted sexual assault, second-degree assault

His sentencing will be held June 15

DATE: Mar 30, 2026 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Court of Appeals orders new trial for Montezuma County woman convicted in child abuse case

Child suffered a severe brain injury, skull fracture and other injuries in 2022

DATE: Jan 18, 2026 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Montezuma-Cortez narcotics team seizes $13 million in drugs in 2025

Operation Wild Mustang, a major investigation, concluded this summer

DATE: Jan 10, 2026 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Man convicted in Cortez of sexually assaulting a child

Sentencing hearing will be in March

DATE: Dec 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Warrant issued for Cody Mallett after failure to appear in Shiloh’s wall crash case

Mallett allegedly crashed into the wall in the Shiloh’s parking lot in May 2024

DATE: Nov 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Judge keeps $2M bond for Cortez mother accused in daughter’s death

Defense receives 3,000 pages of discovery from the state

DATE: Oct 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Two suspects in Cortez slaying to appear in court in December

One man dies in beating in Veterans Park; two others injured

DATE: Oct 8, 2025 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Update: Man and woman appear in Cortez court after slaying in park; two others injured

Man reportedly died from blunt-force trauma; another man might not survive

DATE: Aug 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Cortez man sentenced to 21 years for shooting father in the hand

Robert Reinfeld allegedly said his father was watching too much TV

DATE: Aug 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Arraignment set for Shane French in alleged menacing case

French was arrested in May and refused to attend his July preliminary hearing

DATE: Aug 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Detective Tom Quinnett set to retire after 30 years in Montezuma County law enforcement

Police officer Quinnett first served with the Sheriff’s Office

DATE: Aug 1, 2025 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime