Sgt. Troy Brienzo, who resigned while under investigation in February, was indicted on two felony charges of unlawful sexual conduct and five misdemeanor charges, including one count of unlawful sexual contact and four counts of official misconduct, court records show.

The charges stem from incidents involving two unidentified victims, both adults, according to a heavily redacted grand jury indictment acquired by The Denver Post on Monday.

However, a obtained by shows both victims were enrolled in the Parker Police Department’s . The job-shadowing program for youths aged 14 to 20 allows participants to gain hands-on experience with officers who advise the program. was one of those advisers and previously .

Douglas County Combined Courts Clerk Andi Truett said her office only released one version, with redactions matching those in The Denver Post’s original copy. Blue Surveillance President Andrew Fraieli said he received his copy directly from the 23rd Judicial District Attorney’s Office.

Brienzo’s attorneys did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Relationships between Explorer Program mentees and officers must be professional in nature only, according to the program’s rules of conduct.

But an unidentified girl in the Explorers Program reported Brienzo in January for violating that policy, according to the grand jury indictment.  A second victim, a girl who had aged out of the program but was involved with both it and Brienzo in previous years, was identified during the investigation, the indictment stated.

The names and ages of both victims were redacted in both copies of the indictment.

One of the girls reached out to Brienzo after an explorer training on Jan. 3, according to the indictment. Program advisers at the training had said some explorers were being “rude and ungrateful,” and she told Brienzo she wanted to ensure that she had not given that impression, the indictment stated. Brienzo offered to take her on a ride-along that evening to discuss her concerns and told her not to wear her uniform, according to the document.

Brienzo did not notify dispatchers or update his systems to indicate that he had an explorer riding along with him, both of which are standard procedure, according to the indictment.

The sergeant spent the ride-along talking about his relationship issues and sexual fantasies, the indictment alleged. He asked the explorer whether asking whether she wanted to have sex in the back of his patrol car would ruin their relationship, according to the indictment. She said it wouldn’t, but that she would turn him down because he was an adviser in a mentor position.

“How fire would it be if I were to have a rider and I could just reach my hand over and start touching them?” Brienzo then asked, according to the indictment. He told the explorer that he found her attractive when she first joined the program at 16 years old and asked whether she would give him a naked photo of herself, the indictment stated. She declined.

He asked if he could take her into a room at the Parker Police Department and search her, take off her clothing and touch her sexually, according to the indictment. She declined, but eventually agreed to an over-the-clothes search “if that was going to be enough for him.”

The explorer did not believe that Brienzo would place his hands under her clothing, but he did and groped her, the indictment alleged. He also moved her hands to his body and made her touch him sexually, according to the document.

He then drove her to an empty lot and asked to perform oral sex on her, which she refused, and said it would be “hot” if she came to his hotel room during the next explorer competition in Arizona. The explorer said this “freaked her out” as “she believed there was nothing she could do because Brienzo was a sergeant and she was not,” the indictment stated.

She reported the incident, and Brienzo was placed on administrative leave on Jan. 7. He resigned from the department while under investigation on Feb. 13.

As of Wednesday, Brienzo remained listed as a point of contact for questions .

“I’m (expletive), I’m losing my job,” Brienzo said in a phone call to a fellow Parker officer and friend after being placed on leave. He claimed all contact between him and the explorer was consensual and part of a normal weapons pat-down.

A second victim identified during the investigation said she and Brienzo had sex in the back of his patrol vehicle during a ride-along while parked outside of Legend High School. Their sexual relationship ended when she left the program, according to the indictment.

“Sexual misconduct is any sexual activity while on-duty or stemming from official duty,” the indictment stated. “Sexual misconduct of any nature while on duty is prohibited.”

Brienzo is next scheduled to appear in court on April 13 for an arraignment hearing, according to Douglas County court records. He posted bail on April 4.

Sgt. Troy Brienzo faces two felony charges of unlawful sexual conduct, one misdemeanor charge of unlawful sexual contact and four misdemeanor charges of official misconduct, court records show. The charges stem from incidents involving two unidentified victims, both adults, .

Brienzo, 31, was taken into custody on the charges on Friday, Parker police officials said.

“Due to the pending grand jury investigation, we were not at liberty to release a more detailed statement earlier,” officials stated in the release. “We recognize the seriousness of these charges and remain committed to transparency, accountability and maintaining the trust of the Parker community. As this is now an active criminal case, no further details will be released at this time.”

An arrest affidavit obtained by The Denver Post on Monday lays out some of the actions Brienzo allegedly took. A witness in the investigation reported that Brienzo said he was having “inappropriate thoughts” and “hooking up with certain individuals at the police department.”

An unidentified victim told investigators that Brienzo had them in his car on a ride-along, during which Brienzo told them that his relationship with his girlfriend was in trouble. Brienzo told the alleged victim he had a fantasy of having sex with someone in the back of his patrol car. The victim said they wouldn’t do so because Brienzo was an “advisor in a mentor position.”

The affidavit was heavily redacted and the sex of the alleged victims was not disclosed. It was also not clear from the document what professional relationship Brienzo had with his alleged victims.

The first victim said Brienzo repeatedly wanted to talk about sex and asked for a naked picture of the alleged victim, which the victim refused.

According to the affidavit, Brienzo told his ride-along partner: “How fire would it be if I were to have a rider and I could just reach my hand over and start touching them?” The affidavit describes Brienzo performing inappropriate pat-downs of the alleged victim back at the police station late that night.

The document also states that Brienzo had sex in his patrol car with another person who was on a ride-along with him.

As of Monday, Brienzo still appeared as a certified officer in the , though his profile notes he resigned while under investigation and is the subject of a criminal charge.

Brienzo will next appear in court on April 13 for an arraignment hearing, according to Douglas County records.

Parker Police Department officials on Thursday announced had resigned Feb. 13 while under investigation for an “alleged incident” that agency leaders learned about on Jan. 7. The department would not provide any other information about what Brienzo is accused of doing or which outside agency is investigating him.

But a partial screenshot of an undated letter from the 23rd Judicial District Attorney’s Office shared on multiple social media sites states Brienzo was placed on administrative leave for allegedly violating town and police department policies related to sexual harassment, the , prohibited activity, disciplinary action, standards of conduct and supervisory roles.

The Denver Post has confirmed the letter’s authenticity. The 23rd Judicial District Attorney’s Office was required to send the so-called Rule 16 letter, or Brady letter, because Colorado laws require prosecutors to disclose information about officers to defense attorneys when it could affect a criminal case.

Brienzo was an , according to a 2024 social media post by the Parker Police Department.

The program works with teenagers and young adults between 14 and 20 years old to help them “gain insight into law enforcement programs that offer hands-on career activities,” agency officials wrote on the program’s page.

Brienzo also participated in the program when he was younger, the department said in a .

The district attorney’s office declined to comment on the case, and Parker police spokesperson Josh Hans said the department was “unable to share any additional information at this time” in response to questions about the allegations and the agency conducting the investigation.

Parker Police Chief Jim Tsurapas said in a statement the allegations run “counter to this department’s mission and values and tarnish the very badge we wear.”

Tsurapas added the case is being taken seriously and is under active investigation.

“It will continue through the appropriate processes to ensure transparency, accountability and to maintain the community’s trust,” he said.

Officials from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and the Lone Tree, Castle Rock and Aurora police departments said their agencies are not involved in the investigation.

Brienzo was featured frequently on the department’s social media, including when the CCV Rotary Club of Parker named Brienzo the officer of the year in 2025. In a Facebook post about the award, the Parker Police Department wrote that Brienzo is “a force of positivity, resilience and unwavering dedication.”

Brienzo is still certified as a police officer on Colorado’s Peace Officer Standards and Training database, though his profile notes he is not employed and resigned while under investigation.

Andrew Sanders, 40, is charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, assault and obstructing a peace officer, all misdemeanors, as well as careless driving and failing to stay in one lane, both traffic infractions. He has since been fired.

Sanders was arrested Feb. 7 after a Parker Police Department sergeant saw his truck weaving between lanes on southbound Jordan Road, north of Mainstreet, at around 7:52 p.m.

After the sergeant pulled him over, a Parker police officer took over the case and reported Sanders stumbled as he walked to the sidewalk and had glassy eyes and slurred, slow speech, police wrote in the report.

Sanders refused to do a roadside sobriety test and repeatedly told an officer he didn’t understand a statement about Colorado’s expressed consent laws regarding blood and breath tests.

Police obtained a warrant to get a blood sample from Sanders, who repeatedly said he didn’t consent and had to be restrained by police so HCA HealthOne South Parker ER staff could take his blood, according to the affidavit.

When an officer looked at her watch while waiting for a jail transport, Sanders told her, “Yeah, look at your watch, (expletive)” and spit at her, police wrote.

The fired Sanders on Friday. He could not immediately be reached for comment.

He was released from jail on a $1,000 bail and is set to appear in court Tuesday.

David Kats, 56, was found guilty on Dec. 16 after a six-day jury trial on 17 felony counts, including 12 charges of sexual assault, court records show.

Each of the four women testified that they blacked out after being served drinks by Kats and later realized they had been sexually assaulted, according to a news release from the DA’s office. When Parker police officers searched the man’s home, they found “numerous substances used to incapacitate victims,” prosecutors said in the release.

The women discovered each other through posts in a “Are We Dating the Same Guy?” Facebook group, compared their experiences with Kats and reported him to the Parker Police Department, according to the news release.

Kats denied the date rape accusations during the trial and claimed the sexual encounters were consensual, but text messages from the victims showed them confronting him and expressing concern they had been drugged, according to the DA’s office.

“The bravery these women demonstrated by taking the stand and facing this predator cannot be overstated,” Chief Deputy District Attorney Danielle Jaramillo said in a statement. “Because of their courage, David Kats will finally be held accountable for the harm he caused.”

Kats will be sentenced on April 23, according to court records.

A gas station employee was shot and killed by Parker police on Monday night after brandishing a gun at officers who were responding to calls about shots fired, officials said.

Officers responded to the area of Jordan Road and Mainstreet at around 10:20 p.m. after residents called 911 about hearing gunshots, the Parker Police Department said in a news release Tuesday.

Officers found shell casings and live ammunition in the parking lot of the T Square gas station at 17050 E. Mainstreet and spoke with the gas station employee, who initially said he witnessed the shooting.

“…the employee became very agitated with officers, was acting erratically and lifted his sweatshirt multiple times, brandishing a gun tucked inside his waistband,” agency officials wrote in a 2 p.m. news release.

Police tried to convince the man to surrender, but he grabbed the gun from his waistband and pointed it at officers, who shot him.

Officers started medical aid, but the 32-year-old man died at the hospital. No officers were injured, and six officers involved in the shooting are on administrative leave.

The 23rd Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team is investigating the shooting.

Parker police responded to the shooting at Twenty Mile Road and Longs Way, near Railbender Skate & Tennis Park, just after 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

When officers arrived, they found a gray sedan stopped on northbound Twenty Mile, with a man slumped on the ground outside the open door, police wrote in court documents.

The victim, identified as 25-year-old Carl John Cooper, was dead, police said.

Matthew Littlefield, 27, was arrested roughly 2 1/2 hours after the shooting on suspicion of second-degree murder, according to court records.

A witness who was at the intersection when the shooting happened, waiting to turn, told investigators that two vehicles stopped next to each other on northbound Twenty Mile. An SUV stopped in the left turn lane for the Railbender parking lot, next to Cooper’s sedan in a through lane.

She heard shouting but couldn’t make out what was being said, according to Littlefield’s arrest affidavit.

Cooper exited his car and was reaching into the other vehicle when the witness heard at least three shots in quick succession, she told investigators in the affidavit. The SUV then made a U-turn onto southbound Twenty Mile and fled the scene as Cooper collapsed to the ground.

Another witness told police that Cooper appeared to be “beating on” the SUV driver, believed to be Littlefield, before the shooting, according to the arrest affidavit.

Police traced the suspect vehicle to two Elizabeth residents, the parents of Littlefield. Shortly after, a Douglas County sheriff’s deputy stopped Littlefield near Parker Road and Founders Parkway in Franktown, police said.

Littlefield told the deputy he had a gun in the car, police said. He was taken to the Parker Police Department for questioning.

The man told investigators that he and the gray sedan had collided on Mainstreet, and he made an illegal U-turn to follow the driver. When the pair stopped on Twenty Mile, they each rolled down their windows.

Littlefield said he was trying to tell Cooper he wanted to exchange insurance information, but said Cooper exited his vehicle and began repeatedly hitting Littlefield in the face. Littlefield then reached into what he described as a “go bag” to grab his handgun.

When Cooper kept punching him, Littlefield said he felt like “the only option he had was to ‘put round(s) in him,” according to the arrest affidavit. Littlefield told investigators the first rounds didn’t seem to have an impact, so he kept firing. He later admitted it was “overkill.”

Littlefield left the scene and hid the bullet casings in a friend’s trash, who later surrendered the evidence to Parker police officers. He estimated he fired eight or nine shots at Cooper. It¶¶Òőap unclear how many times Cooper was struck.

Littlefield also told investigators he previously spent two years on probation for pointing a handgun at two men during a separate Parker road rage incident in 2022.

He is being held on a $250,000 cash or surety bail, which had not yet been posted as of Thursday afternoon, and is scheduled to appear in court on Monday for a hearing on charges, according to Douglas County court records.

Police responded to a shots-fired call just after 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Twenty Mile Road and Longs Way, near Railbender Skate & Tennis Park, according to a .

Witnesses told police that two vehicles stopped alongside each other and the drivers were involved in an unspecified “disagreement,” according to the news release. That’s when multiple shots were fired and one driver left the scene.

When Parker officers arrived, they found the second man dead near his vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds, police said.

The victim will be identified by the Douglas County Coroner’s Office.

Matthew Littlefield, 27, was arrested just hours later on suspicion of second-degree murder, according to a from the police department. Douglas County sheriff’s deputies spotted the suspect vehicle and arrested Littlefield about 2 1/2 hours after the shooting.

Littlefield is scheduled to appear in court on Monday for filing of charges, according to Douglas County court records.

He is being held on a $250,000 cash or surety bail. As of Wednesday afternoon, bail had not been posted, according to court records.

Anyone with video, photos or information related to the shooting is asked to contact detectives at bwilson@parkerco.govor by phone at 303-805-6561.

The woman fell from a moving vehicle being driven by a teenager near EchoPark Stadium at 11901 Newlin Gulch Blvd. last Thursday, . She died from her injuries.

Investigators are “aware of many videos and pictures that are being passed through social media,” police said.

Officers are still investigating the incident to determine who was at fault and whether any charges will be pursued, police said.

“We also want to remind the community of the unpredictable consequences of operating a motor vehicle in a dangerous manner or beyond the ability of the driver,” Parker police said in a statement. “If you witness a vehicle driving in a dangerous manner, please call your local law enforcement agency or dial 911.”

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact investigators at lmattern@parkerco.gov or by phone at 303-805-6592.

Thousands of Coloradans are expected to turn out in downtown Denver — and more than 50 other cities in the state — on Saturday to stage protests against recent immigration crackdowns and executive orders from the Trump administration that have led to in several American cities this past week.

The so-called , which are scheduled for locations as far-flung as Cortez and Lamar, are meant to coincide with a military parade on Saturday in Washington, D.C., to mark the Army’s 250th anniversary. Saturday is also Trump’s 79th birthday.

Colorado’s rallies are being held as part of a national effort to turn out large crowds in cities and towns across America.

“They’ve defied our courts, deported Americans, disappeared people off the streets, attacked our civil rights, and slashed our services,” a statement on the No Kings website reads. “The corruption has gone too. far. No thrones. No crowns. No kings.”

What to know about ‘No Kings’ protests against Trump’s policies on Saturday

Jennifer Bradley, a spokeswoman for the Colorado chapter of the national anti-Trump organization 50501, said the goal of the No Kings event in Denver "is to bring the people of Denver together in direct contact with the activism community."

"A lot of the feedback we have received has been asking about how to get plugged in once the marches and rallies are over," she said Friday. "We see a need for a place for community building, education and people empowerment, so we decided to create that gathering place with this event."

To that end, the group will hold a from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park, just west of the state Capitol, complete with exhibits, music and games. 50501 Denver is partnering with Party for Social Liberalism, Women’s Strike and Raise Her Voice, Solidarity Warriors and Denver Indivisible Action to put on the fair, which the group is projecting will attract 8,000 to 12,000 people.

With that volume of people downtown, concerns have arisen about protests turning to riots, as has occurred several nights in a row in Los Angeles, where the demonstrations against Trump's immigration raids first cropped up on June 6.

An unnamed spokesperson with the Denver Police Department told The Denver Post on Friday that the agency will "monitor any demonstrations and have resources available to respond, if necessary, to address any safety issues."

"We do not share specific planning or staffing strategies for safety reasons," the statement read. "The department respects people’s right to demonstrate and encourages demonstrations be conducted in a safe and lawful manner."

Jordan Fuja, spokeswoman for Denver Mayor Michael Johnston's office, said the mayor "has consistently condemned the Trump Administration’s actions as deeply immoral and illegal."

"He supports the right of Denverites to peacefully protest -- something they’ve done regularly since Trump took office," she said.

On Tuesday, a downtown Denver protest against Trump immigration policies turned chaotic, with 18 people arrested on charges that included assaulting police officers, throwing projectiles and tagging property with graffiti. A woman suspected of assaulting an officer resisted arrest and scratched the officer’s face, according to an arrest affidavit.

Another man raised a guitar over his head and tried to swing it at officers, his arrest affidavit stated.

While the No Kings rally organizers issued a press release earlier this week denouncing the Trump administration for escalating "militarized crackdowns in Los Angeles against peaceful protesters," numerous reports and images from a wide array of media outlets showed many protesters being anything but.

The Associated Press reported people standing above the closed southbound 101 Freeway at California Highway Patrol officers and their vehicles that were parked on the highway. Officers ran under an overpass to take cover.

Nearby, at least four self-driving Waymo cars were set on fire, sending large plumes of black smoke into the sky and exploding intermittently as the electric vehicles burned. A video of a man of Immigration and Customs Enforcement SUVs driving past went viral.

Bradley, with 50501, said the No Kings rally in Denver on Saturday "will be joyful and engaging as the purpose of this event is people empowerment."

"50501 remains committed to our values of nonviolence, inclusivity and conflict resolution," she said. "We have trained our on-the-ground volunteers on how to handle any situation that seems elevated, and they are supported by our safety marshals and medics."

A separate ICE Out! protest to stop deportations will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Capitol building, .

In Parker, headlines were made this week when town officials denied a permit to a group planning to hold a No Kings rally in the southern suburb -- on the same day when the festival Parker Days is planned.

“In no uncertain terms, they told me to cancel it,” organizer Carolyn Williamson told The Denver Post this week, remembering a joint call from the town’s attorney and chief of police. “They said, ‘You can say whatever you want, but not on the public sidewalks during Parker Days’.”

On Friday, town spokesman Andy Anderson said the police department expects the No Kings rally to "proceed peacefully and without incident, both with respect to the participants and any other members of the public."

"Since the Parker Days Festival is occurring at the same time, our police department has significantly increased general staffing levels in an effort to safeguard all individuals in the town on Saturday," Anderson said.