George Brauchler

DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 22: An emotional Oslaida Mederos, center, speaks to members of the media during an impromptu press conference for members of the press after a rally on the west steps of the state capitol on December 22, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. Also in the photo are from left to right Yoel Varela, with TAS USA, wearing hat, Domingo Garcia, National president of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), behind Mederos, Jeanette Vizguerra-Ramirez, to her right, and Leonard Martinez, Aguilera-Mederos' attorney, behind her. The rally was held for truck driver Rogel Aguilera-Mederos. Community groups and advocates from across the state joined the family and legal team of Rogel Aguilera-Mederos at the Colorado State Capitol Building to call on Governor Jared Polis to take immediate action to reduce Mederos脮s sentence. Mederos was sentenced to 110 years in the accidental death of four people in a tragic I-70 traffic accident when his brakes failed. The sentencing judge in the case has publicly stated that he would likely not have imposed the sentence but was forced to follow Colorado mandatory sentencing laws, which require mandatory minimums for specified crimes and require sentences to be served consecutively not concurrently. More than 4 million people have signed a petition asking for Mederos脮s sentence to be commuted or reduced. Mederos has no criminal record, cooperated fully with investigators, and was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the accident. Organizers said that the rally was in no way an attempt to minimize the tragic loss of life three years ago, but rather to call attention to the critical need for sentencing reform. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post

Brauchler: Polis bows to public pressure and corrupts justice

December 31, 2021 at 10:37 a.m.

The mishandling of the case of 23-year-old truck driver Aguilera-Mederos, who was convicted of causing a crash that burned four people to death and severely injured six others risks causing...

AURORA, CO - NOVEMBER 19: Law enforcement officers responded after a shooting in the parking lot of Hinkley High School in Aurora on Friday, November 19, 2021. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Brauchler: How crime got so bad in Colorado

December 13, 2021 at 11:01 a.m.

Are we living in Crimerado? It has become impossible to watch, listen or read anything in the media without being confronted by Colorado鈥檚 crime tsunami.

Jacob Blake’s uncle, Justin Blake, center, ...

Brauchler: Will the Rittenhouse circus come to Colorado demanding “justice” for McClain?

November 18, 2021 at 2:00 p.m.

Is the Rittenhouse circus coming to our town with the yet-to-be-scheduled trial about the death of Elijah McClain? We are at an inflection point with the credibility of American jury...

A group of citizens is drafting an initiative for next spring's Denver municipal election that could force the city's mayoral appointees to live within city limits. (Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)

Election 2021 analysis: These neighboring Colorado cities are now worlds apart

November 5, 2021 at 10:37 a.m.

In some of the most pressing 鈥渜uality of life鈥� matters of our day -- homelessness, housing, and public safety 鈥� the voters of two of Colorado鈥檚 three largest cities made...

DENVER, CO - JUNE 4: The exterior of the Colorado Capitol building is pictured as the Colorado General Assembly enters the final days of the regular session on June 4, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo By Kathryn Scott/Special to The Denver Post)

Brauchler: Scandalous abuse of custodial funds and the will of voters

October 26, 2021 at 7:23 a.m.

State government officials have shown increasing contempt for Colorado鈥檚 taxpayers and voters. Now is the time to yank the leash on our money-rabid government that continues to bite the hand...

DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 28 : Elliett Peterson, 9, is making a board games at Craftsman and Apprentice in Denver, Colorado on Tuesday, September 28, 2021. Children are participating in an after-school program at this maker space. Proposition 119 would create a program to fund afterschool programs approved by a new state board and selected by parents.

Brauchler: Proposition 119 will tax pot fairly and give kids in need an academic boost

October 19, 2021 at 6:01 a.m.

It is time for Colorado to prioritize the funding of education for low-income and special needs children over lower prices for marijuana users.

BROOMFIELD, CO - September 25, 2021: Police bring over a barrier to conceal the deceased victim. Broomfield police said one person is dead and two people have been hospitalized in a shooting at a Walgreens on Saturday. In a tweet Saturday morning, Broomfield police said the shooting occurred at Walgreens, located at Midway Boulevard and Zuni Street. Police said that one man died in the parking lot and that the conditions of two other people, who were injured and taken to the hospital, is unknown. Zuni Street is closed from 124th to Midway.
(Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)

Brauchler: Colorado violent crime is higher than the national average for the first time in decades

October 4, 2021 at 9:40 a.m.

Crime should not be a partisan issue, but it has become so. Under Democrat control of every branch of state government, laws have been passed that treat criminals like victims...

People gather outside of Phil Weiser's ...

Brauchler: Attorney General Weiser produced a flawed, politically motived report on Aurora Police Department

September 27, 2021 at 8:53 a.m.

Two days before his well-orchestrated launch for re-election, Attorney General Phil Weiser grabbed national headlines with his well-orchestrated announcement that the men and women of the Aurora Police Department, Colorado鈥檚...

President Joe Biden walks from the podium after speaking about Afghanistan from the East Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 16, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Brauchler: Taking a public stand against Tri-County Health is not cowardice. This is.

September 13, 2021 at 6:01 a.m.

Colorado has plenty of examples of political cowardice lately, but Abe Laydon and his fellow Douglas County Commissioners are not among them.

Brauchler: Elijah McClain died two years ago and we are still waiting for a final ruling

August 30, 2021 at 6:14 p.m.

The time is up for Attorney General Phil Weiser to reveal what will become of the Polis-politicized prosecution of those involved in the death of innocent Elijah McClain more than...

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