Sexual Assault on a Child Suspect Arrested
The Parker Police Department, with the assistance of the Arapahoe, Douglas and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and Lakewood Police Department, arrested Christopher Ballard (3/31/1997) today on the following charges: One count of Sexual Assault on a Child by One in a Position of Trust (F3) CRS 18-3-405.3(1)(2)(a) Three counts of Sexual Assault on a Child […]
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Unit Looking to Solve a 43-year-old Homicide.
On November 8, 2023, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office arrested Richard “Rick” Eastridge of Littleton, Colorado, for his participation in the 1981 murder of James “Jim” Ihm. The arrest was a result of numerous witness statements, evidence recovered in 1981, evidence analyzed in 2023, and Eastridge’s confession. Eastridge implicated himself and others who planned to […]