DENVER – A man was formally charged Friday with murder and arson for allegedly killing a man in Montbello in July, then setting fire to his body and the home where the man was killed days later.

Delshon Giles, 22, was recently captured in Los Angeles after he fled the state following the alleged murder.

Police found the body of Walter Bracken, 39, burning on the side of the road near the intersection of Elgin Place and Andrews Drive July 24. He was allegedly killed by Giles the day before following an altercation.

Giles is also accused of setting fire to the home where he allegedly killed Bracken days later.

He is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree arson and second-degree arson. A court day has not been set as Giles awaits extradition from California.

DENVER – The cold-case rape of a pregnant woman in Denver that happened in 1999 might finally be solved.

Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey announced Wednesday his office has charged Roberto Valenzuela, 61, with second-degree kidnapping and first-degree sexual assault in the case.

The alleged assault happened in November 1999. A woman who was 5 months pregnant at the time was out walking after a fight with her boyfriend when Valenzuela offered her a ride.

The woman obliged, but was raped once she got into the car.

Investigators with Denver’s Cold Case Project were able to identify Valenzuela as a suspect and police arrested him earlier this week.

Valenzuela remains in custody on a $250,000 bond and is scheduled to be formally advised on his charges Sept. 23.

BOULDER, Colo. – The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday identified the teenage hitchhiker accused of nearly beating a 71-year-old woman to death in Lefthand Canyon Monday.

Jeffrey Collins, 16, remains at large and is considered dangerous. He will likely be charged as an adult upon his arrest, according to the sheriff’s office.

Collins has an active warrant on attempted first-degree murder and first-degree assault to an at-risk adult charges.

The woman picked up Collins and two other teens around 8 p.m. Monday. After bringing them to her home on Lefthand Canyon Drive, Collins allegedly beat the woman with a blunt object.

The two other teens called police after running from the home, and Collins may have hitchhiked from the scene.

The woman suffered “significant” head injuries and remains in critical condition. Her son posted on Facebook Wednesday evening that she is doing better.

The sheriff’s office had to obtain a court order to release Collins’ identity, since he is a juvenile. It is asking anyone who has seen Collins to contact their local law enforcement agency or Northern Colorado Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

WESTMINSTER, Colo. – Police shot a robbery suspect in Westminster Tuesday afternoon after he allegedly pulled a gun on them. Four other suspects remain at-large.

Westminster police say a homeowner came home and found several people stealing things from his garage in the 12100 block of Bannock Street. One of the suspects punched the victim in the face and pulled a gun on the man when confronted, according to police.

The homeowner called police around 3:30 p.m. He told police the man who pointed a gun at him took off on a motorcycle.

The other suspects – three men and a pink-haired woman – fled the scene. Police say four of them left in a silver Chevrolet Malibu without license plates that was filled with stolen items.

Police found the suspect on the motorcycle near 121st and Huron. The motorcycle crashed and the man ran through a nearby complex, as officers chased him, he allegedly pulled a gun.

Two Westminster Police Department officers then opened fire. The suspect died at the scene. He did not fire any shots at police.

“I was talking to my neighbor she came out and she said that she saw the suspect run through there and the cops kept asking him to stop, he didn’t stop,” said Leo Padilla, a witness.”

Officers say they are still looking for the four suspects who left the scene in the Malibu.

Huron Street remained closed between 121st and 128th while officers investigated. Two nearby schools were briefly placed on lockout during the incident. The Adams County Coroner’s Office will release the man’s identity.

This is a developing news story; stay with Denver7 for updates.

ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. – A Thornton assistant pastor faces charges for allegedly sexually assaulting a young girl who went to his church for nearly two years.

Robert Duane Wyatt, 50, is an assistant pastor at Agape Bible Church in Thornton. The church’s website lists him as an elder staff member.

Wyatt is accused of sexually assaulting a girl, now 14, for nearly two years, according to the 17^th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.

He is charged with sexual assault on a child, sexual assault on a child as a pattern of conduct and sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust.

Agape Senior Pastor Dr. Darrell Ferguson told Denver7 Monday the case was “heartbreaking and sickening” and said he wants “justice to be done”

Wyatt turned himself in to the Adams County Sheriff’s Office Monday. His bond was set at $20,000.

Videos posted online show he has spoken to the congregation on numerous occasions over the past several years.

Thornton police are also asking anyone else who may have been a victim to come forward and contact them at 720-977-5069.

DENVER – A 33-year-old woman faces sexual assault of a child charges after allegedly having two children with a teenage boy she met in a park.

Alicia Hernandez, 33, met the boy at Garfield Park in 2011 or 2012. He was 14 years old at the time, according to the Denver District Attorney’s Office, though an affidavit for Hernandez’s arrest says the boy told her he was 18.

Over the course of the relationship, the two eventually started having sex and Hernandez had two of the boy’s children. The first was born in June 2013 and the second child was born in January 2015.

Hernandez has been charged with sexual assault on a child, a felony, and sexual assault with a 10-year age difference. The relationship was reported to Denver police by the Denver Department of Human Services in early September.

The boy is now 18.

The status of the children is unclear at the moment, though Denver7 will update this story as more information comes available.

Hernandez was released from custody after posting a $50,000 bond. She is next scheduled to appear in court Oct. 18.

DENVER – A Jefferson County woman was formally charged Monday with child sexual assault charges after she allegedly molested an 8-year-old girl for several years.

Alexandra Kuisis, 42, faces three counts of sexual assault on a child, three counts of sexual assault on a child by someone in a position of trust and one count of sexual assault on a child with a pattern of abuse.

Kuisis allegedly started assaulting the girl in 2008 after she befriended the girl’s family. The victim was just 8 years old when the alleged abuse started.

The Denver District Attorney’s Office says the girl recently told her family about her molestation, which led to Kuisis’ September arrest.

Records show she was an admissions director at a Montessori school in California at one point. This is her first charge in Colorado.

Kuisis has been released from jail after posting a $50,000 bond and is next scheduled in court on Oct. 6.

GREELEY, Colo. – A man Weld County authorities say was a “well-known” gang leader will spend the rest of his life in prison for beating and stabbing a man to death in 2013.

John Anthony Silva was sentenced to life, plus 98 years in prison Monday after being convicted of first-degree murder, aggravated robbery, felony drug possession and other charges in August.

Silva, who previously served 12 years in state prison on manslaughter charges, beat Gumercindo Munoz-Vizcaino with a medieval flail and stabbed him several times in August 2013 after his release from prison. Munoz-Vizcaino bled out and died.

After the murder, Silva and other alleged gang members robbed a Weld County coin store.

“Hopefully this will send a message to anyone who wants to participate in gang activity,” said District Attorney Michael Rourke in a statement. “If you do, we will send you away for a very long time.”

DENVER – Police swarmed Rose Medical Center in Denver Friday afternoon after receiving several reports of shots heard at the hospital, though there was no suspect or victims found after an hourslong sweep.

Police said just before 10 p.m. they did not find any victims or a possible shooter after a full sweep of the campus. A spokesperson for the hospital said earlier in the evening all employees and patients were safe.

By 7:30 p.m., the hospital and police were “systematically” releasing various zones of the hospital as they were cleared by officers. People inside were being escorted through the main doors by police.

“Our job is not to do it quickly, it’s to do it correctly,” Denver Police spokesman Tyrone Campbell said.

Shelter-in-place orders for all hospital employees and patients have since been lifted after several hours.

Authorities maintained they were looking for a white male in his mid-30s and around 130 pounds named as a person of interest, though police have not released further details about why the man is of interest. The man was wearing a hat and a flannel shirt.

Campbell could also not confirm reports from people at the hospital they heard shots fired.

Aerial images from Air Tracker 7 showed a heavy police presence at the hospital located off Colorado Boulevard and Hale Parkway beginning around 4 p.m..

An operator at Rose Medical Center confirmed to Denver7 that the campus was on Code: Silver during the investigation, which means there is an active shooter situation.

Medical center spokeswoman Julie Hogan said at 7:30 all patients and employees were safe throughout the lockdown.

“This is a reality we live in. Like every other health care facility in the country, we have trained,” said Hogan.

Night shift employees at the medical center were asked to come into the hospital for work, but to park in the Founders building parking lot and to come in through badge doors only.

The hospital is surrounded by a heavily populated residential area. Some apartment complexes near the campus alerted their tenants of the police situation at the hospital.

DPD said its investigation would be ongoing even after the sweep was complete.

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