Denver District Attorney's Office

A Denver jury has convicted Matthew O’Mara of two counts of First-Degree Murder. On December 7, 2022, O’Mara stabbed to death 20-year-old Taylor Trevino and seriously injured 56-year-old Christina Harden in an apartment in the 10100 block of East Harvard Avenue. Christina died of her injuries a few days later. O’Mara faces life in prison without the possibility of parole when he’s sentenced on July 24. Denver Police Department

The Denver DA’s Office welcomes our 28 new summer interns, who joined our office late last week. They’ll be learning from attorneys, investigators, victim advocates, paralegals and restitution technicians while working in various units around the office, including County Court, District Court, Cold Case, Child Victim Unit, Domestic Violence Unit, Restitution, Spanish Translation & Language Access, and Conviction Review.

The Denver District Attorney’s Office extends our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Judge Andre Rudolph, one of Denver’s longest-serving and well-respected judges, who died unexpectedly Friday at the age of 59. ”Judge Rudolph was a true public and community servant,” said District Attorney John Walsh. “He will be sorely missed by the Denver County Court, by all of us who practice before it, and by the many, many community groups and people he did so much to lift up."

DA Walsh joined several members of our office today at the Denver Police Department’s annual Fallen Officers Memorial Ceremony. 78 DPD officers have died in the line of duty since the department was established in 1859. We will never, and could never, forget. Denver Police Department

Simon Gurule was convicted at trial today of Second-Degree Murder, First-Degree Assault, and Accessory to a Crime. On June 8, 2024, Gurule drove the car that was used during the murder of 29-year-old Manuel Quintana at a gas station in west Denver. A second victim was also shot but survived. Gurule faces between 26 and 80 years in prison when he's sentenced on July 27. Last October, the man who shot and killed Quintana and the surviving victim during the incident was sentenced to 40 years in prison. Denver Police Department

Rafael Acosta-Hernandez pleaded guilty today to one count of Second-Degree Murder. On March 6, 2025, Acosta-Hernandez shot and killed 25-year-old Leonel Silva-Perez in the 26-hundred block of North Zuni Street. Acosta-Hernandez faces up to 38 years in prison when he’s sentenced on July 10.

DA Walsh joined several members of our office at last night's fundraiser for Restorative Denver, a program designed to address crime, harm and public safety through a community-based restorative justice program. The recidivism rate after one year for people in the program is a remarkably low 1.9%.