Denver DA Charges Five Men in Denver-Area Crime Spree

DENVER—Five men arrested in connection with a vicious crime spree in Denver, Aurora and Lakewood now face felony charges for their alleged criminal actions. Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that late Friday, prosecutors with her office charged the five men with the shooting death of 18-year old Shmuel Silverberg in addition to other criminal acts. The arrest affidavits for each of the men remain sealed.

Isaiah Freeman (age 18) – is charged with 21 felony counts:  murder in the first degree (F1), first degree kidnapping (F1), criminal attempt to commit murder in the first degree (F2), violating Colorado’s Organized Crime Control Act (F2), three counts of aggravated robbery (F3), two counts of first degree assault (F3), first degree burglary (F3), four counts of second degree burglary (F4), two counts of aggravated motor vehicle theft (F4), two counts of criminal attempt to commit aggravated robbery (F4), and three counts of menacing (F5). This is Denver District Court case number 21CR04942.

Samuel Fussell (age 18) – is charged with 22 felony counts: murder in the first degree (F1), first degree kidnapping (F1), criminal attempt to commit murder in the first degree (F2), violating Colorado’s Organized Crime Control Act (F2), three counts of aggravated robbery (F3), two counts of first degree assault (F3), first degree burglary (F3), four counts of second degree burglary (F4), three counts of aggravated motor vehicle theft (F4 and F6)), two counts of criminal attempt to commit aggravated robbery (F4), and three counts of menacing (F5). This is Denver District Court case number 21CR05094.

Seth Larhode (age 21) – is charged with 15 felony counts: murder in the first degree (F1), violating Colorado’s Organized Crime Control Act (F2), aggravated robbery (F3), assault in the first degree (F3), four counts of second degree burglary (F4), aggravated motor vehicle theft (F4), two counts of criminal attempt to commit aggravated robbery (F4), three counts of menacing (F5) and aggravated motor vehicle theft (F6).

Noah Loepp-Hall (age 19) – is charged with 25 felony counts:  two counts of murder in the first degree (F1), first degree kidnapping (F1), violating Colorado’s Organized Crime Control Act (F2), criminal attempt to commit murder in the first degree (F2), two counts of assault in the first degree (F3), three counts of menacing (F5), first degree burglary (F3), second degree burglary (F4), five counts of second degree burglary (F4), three counts of aggravated robbery (F3), two counts of criminal attempt to commit aggravated robbery (F4), two counts of aggravated motor vehicle theft in the first degree (F4) and aggravated motor vehicle theft in the second degree (F5).  This is Denver District Court case number 21CR04969.

Aden Sides (age 18) – is charged with 18 felony counts:  murder in the first degree (F1), first degree kidnapping (F1), violating Colorado’s Organized Crime Control Act (F2), aggravated robbery (F3), assault in the first degree (F3), first degree burglary (F3), four counts of second degree burglary (F4), aggravated motor vehicle theft in the first degree (F4), aggravated motor vehicle theft in the second degree (F5), two counts of criminal attempt to commit aggravated robbery (F4), four counts of menacing (F5),

All cases are being heard in courtroom 5D with the honorable Judge Kandace C. Gerdes presiding.

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The filing of a criminal charge is merely a formal accusation that an individual(s) committed a crime(s) under Colorado laws.  A defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.  See Colo. RPC 3.6.