A man accused of a multiple shooting that left one man dead in Lodo last month has surrendered to deputy U.S. marshals in Mexico City.
Anthony Chavez, 25, is accused of killing Theodore “Ted” Padilla, and wounding six others outside the Hush nightclub early on the morning of Nov. 4.
Chavez was accompanied by marshals back to Denver today and transferred to the custody of the Denver Police Department’s homicide unit. He is being held pending a case file presentation to the Denver District Attorney for consideration of formal charges.
Chavez coordinated the arrest through his attorney. “The marshals have the ability to cross the border to make the arrest. He is now at our city jail or our county jail,” said Denver police spokesman John White. The gunman fired on a crowd on the sidewalk outside the club at Blake and Market streets at closing time.
Police said the shooting began with a confrontation inside Hush earlier in the night.
Padilla had recognized some in the group of men linked to the gunman inside the club as former classmates at Denver West High School, a cousin of his said after the shooting.
Family members have speculated that two expensive gold chains Padilla was wearing may have spurred the confrontation.
An investigation team comprised of marshals, members of the Denver and Aurora police departments, the Colorado Department of Corrections, and the Arapahoe, Jefferson, and Douglas County Sheriff’s Offices worked on the case.
Tom McGhee: (303)954-1671 or tmcghee@denverpost.com
