DENVER, COLORADO (BNO NEWS) — Two Colorado men have been arrested for allegedly taking their friend’s dead body out for drinks and later using his bank card at a local strip club, officials said on Friday.

Robert Jeffrey Young, 43, and Mark Rubinson, 25, in late August took the body of their dead roommate, Jeffrey Jarrett, and placed him in a car. They then took him to a bar and drove him around before using his ATM card at local strip club in Glendale, Colorado, the Denver Post reported.

Being friends since college students at Colorado State University, Jarrett, a father and real estate professional, had offered Young to stay at his southeast Denver home until he could find a job to get back on his feet, a relative of Jarrett told the media outlet.

On August 27, Young arrived late at night and found Jarrett unresponsive but, rather than making an emergency call to authorities and/or his relatives, he drove the body to a restaurant where Rubinson had been working.

They later returned to Jarrett’s home, placed him in Rubinson’s car, drove him out to Teddy T’s bar and grill restaurant, as the pair drank on Jarrett’s tab. They later stopped at Sam No. 3 before dropping off the body at his home, the news report said.

However, the pair kept Jarrett’s bank card, went out to eat at Mexican restaurant Viva Burrito and used around $400 dollars at Shotgun Willie’s, a local strip club. At around 4 a.m. local time, Young and Rubinson flagged down the police and told an officer that Jarrett might be dead at his home.

According to Denver Detective Ranjan Ford, the pair was obviously aware that Jarrett was dead while all three of them were at Teddy T’s bar and grill. Denver Police Department spokesman Sonny Jackson, meanwhile, described the crime as bizarre and unfortunate.
Both Young and Rubinson were charged with abusing a corpse, identity theft, and criminal impersonation, the Denver Post reported. They have since been freed on bond.

Young is scheduled to appear in court on September 27, and Rubinson on October 4. Neither of them are being charged for the death of Jarrett, which is still to be determined through a toxicology test.

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DETROIT (BNO NEWS) — Two fighter jets intercepted a Detroit-bound passenger plane on Sunday after two or three passengers were observed behaving suspiciously, officials said. It is believed some sort of sexual activity may have been involved.

The incident involved Frontier Airlines Flight 623 from Denver to Detroit, where it landed at around 3.30 p.m. local time. “Two passengers were observed behaving suspiciously [..], spending an extraordinarily long time in the lavatory,” a spokesperson for the airline said. “Authorities were contacted.”

According to witnesses, two men and a woman seated in the same row repeatedly went to the plane’s bathroom and spent a long amount of time there. Law enforcement sources told ABC News that the people were “making out” in the bathroom, and that some sort of sexual activity may have been involved.

Because of the suspicious behavior, the pilot of the plane declared an emergency and fighter jets were scrambled to follow the plane until it landed safely in Detroit. Police armed with machine guns boarded the plane after it landed and directed to a pad a distance from the concourse.

“The policeman said everybody remain seated. Everyone remains seated. If you get out of your seats you will be taken care of quickly,” Marilyn Dietrick, one of the passengers, told WXYZ-TV. “They had us put our hands up on the seats and heads down.”

The three passengers involved in the incident were quickly removed from the aircraft and taken into custody, officials said. They were later released with no charges filed, but officials refused to say what the passengers were doing in the bathroom.

The scare took place on the tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, when nineteen al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four passenger planes before crashing two of them into the World Trade Center in New York and another into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. The fourth, United Flight 93, crashed into a field in Stonycreek Township near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Nearly 3,000 people were killed.

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UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) — United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called for a ‘clean energy revolution’ to transform the global economy.

Ban, during a visit to the United States, underlined the importance of clean energy to put the world on a cleaner, safer, more equitable path, adding that those countries that move quickly into developing clean energy will be the economic powerhouses of the 21st century.

Ban spoke during a round table in Denver, Colorado on sustainable energy for all, stating that clean energy would allow citizens to also enjoy cleaner air, better health, greater market competitiveness, and enhanced security.

In addition, the Secretary-General said the UN system is advocating three energy targets which will help address the “energy poverty” which exists in much of the developing world by enhancing equity, revitalize the global economy and help protect the world’s ecosystems.

“These targets are challenging, but they can be met,” said Ban, who added that tackling energy poverty is vital to efforts to achieve the set of anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals. The targets would also ensure universal access to modern energy services, doubling energy efficiency, and doubling the renewable energy share in the overall global energy mix.

“If we are to achieve these goals, we need nothing short of a clean energy revolution,” Ban said. “What we need most is strong, sustained political leadership to drive this clean energy revolution forward at the speed and scale necessary.”

On Thursday, Ban met with various leaders of the energy industry, including those involved in wind, solar and natural gas, to discuss sustainable energy for both the developed and developing world.

The Secretary-General also toured the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado, the country’s only federal laboratory dedicated to the research, development, commercialization and deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.

During his visit at the laboratory, Ban noted the urgency to develop new, clean ways of generating and using energy as the impact of climate change increases and becomes more evident. Furthermore, the urgency will only be greater, he underlined, as demand for energy continues to increase.

“The sustainable development agenda is the agenda for the 21st century,” Ban said Wednesday night at the University of Denver’s Josef Korbel School of International Studies. “Both science and economics tell us that we need to change course – and soon,” he added, noting that for most of the last century, the world mined its way to growth and burned its way to prosperity.

“Those days are over,” he continued. “Climate change is showing that the old model is more than obsolete, it is dangerous. We need a revolution in thinking and in action. Making this happen will take major changes – in our lifestyles, our economic models and our social and political life.”

“Above all, we need to connect the dots between challenges such as climate change and water scarcity, energy shortages and food,” he said. According to the UN, only 3 percent of current global energy investment could finance access to modern energy for all.

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SEGUNDO, COLORADO (BNO NEWS) — A number of homes were damaged on late Monday evening when a moderate earthquake rocked southern Colorado, seismologists and officials said. There were no casualties.

The 5.3-magnitude earthquake at 11.46 p.m. local time (0546 GMT Tuesday) was centered about 4 miles (6 kilometers) south of Segundo, a small unincorporated community in Las Animas County. It struck about 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) deep, making it a shallow earthquake, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

The USGS estimated that several dozen people living in the area may have felt ‘very strong’ shaking, while more than 700 people were estimated to having perceived strong shaking. In addition, the USGS estimated that some 27,000 people may have felt light to moderate shaking.

A dispatcher for the Las Animas County Sheriff’s Office said a number of homes in Segundo had been damaged, but said there were no injuries. She also said there had been a rockslide on Highway 12.

Monday’s earthquake in Colorado was the largest in the state since a 5.3-magnitude earthquake was recorded near Denver on August 9, 1967. There was also an event in May 1973 which registered as 5.7 on the Richter scale, but the USGS said this was caused by an explosion and not an earthquake.

According to the USGS, Colorado is considered a region of minor earthquake activity, although there are many uncertainties because of the very short time period for which historical data is available. The northwestern and southwestern corners, and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the south-central section of the state, have had no activity in historic times. Eastern Colorado is nearly aseismic.

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CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO (BNO NEWS) — A Colorado woman accused of killing her two young children was charged on Friday with four counts of first-degree murder, the Denver Post reported.

According to state court records, Kelli Lynn Murphy faces two charges of first-degree murder after deliberation, two charges of first-degree murder of a victim under 12 years of age by a person in a position of trust and two charges of child abuse resulting in death.

The judge also issued a no-contact order between Murphy and her husband, Robert Eric Murphy. They were in the process of a divorce and had recently filed for bankruptcy.

On Monday, Murphy, 41, called police claiming she was going to kill herself. When the dispatcher asked if there were any children in the house she said “They are in heaven.” Police found her 9-year-old son, Liam, and 6-year-old daughter, Madigan in their bedrooms, but the cause of the children’s deaths is still unknown.

Murphy is due back in court on July 1.

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DENVER (BNO NEWS) — A 65-year-old man was charged with arson on Wednesday for allegedly planting an explosive device at the Southwest Plaza Mall in Colorado.

Earl Albert Moore, of Denver, was arrested on early Tuesday morning by Boulder Police Officers following a tip from a grocery store employee. It followed a nationwide manhunt led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

According to the affidavit in support of the arrest warrant, Moore entered the Southwest Plaza Mall on April 20 using an employee only entrance. He then allegedly placed an explosive device inside an employee corridor at the mall, after which he exited the facility.

As Moore was departing the building, the device did not detonate although a small fire ignited which was later put out by a security officer using a fire extinguisher. There were no injuries.

Moore was charged on Wednesday with one count of maliciously damaging and destroying, and attempting to damage and destroy, by means of fire and an explosive, a building and other real and personal property used in interstate or foreign commerce.

If convicted, Moore faces not less than 5 years, and not more than 20 years in federal prison, as well as a $250,000 fine. He will appear in U.S. District Court in Denver at 2 p.m. local time on Wednesday, where he will be advised of the charges pending against him.

No information has been released about Moore’s motive for the attempted bombing, but it happened on the 12th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre that left 15 people killed and 24 others injured. The mall is only two blocks away from Columbine.

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DENVER, COLORADO (BNO NEWS) — A man on Tuesday was arrested for the attempted bomb attack at a mall in Colorado, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Denver Joint Terrorism Task Force informed.

Earl Albert Moore, 65, was arrested shortly before 7:30 a.m. local time in Boulder, Colorado, by the Boulder Police Department. His arrest came after a nationwide man hunt led by the FBI.

Boulder police spokesperson Kim Kobel said that a Starbucks manager called 911 after one customer identified Moore as the suspect in the failed bombing attempt. The ex-convict left the coffee shop but was detained in the parking lot.

Moore was wanted for the attempted placing of an explosive device at the Southwest Plaza Mall in Jefferson County. The attempted bomb attack took place on April 20 when a pipe bomb and two propane tanks were found after a fire started just before noon.

The suspect has an extensive criminal record. He was recently released from federal prison for a 2005 bank robbery in West Virginia. He has also been convicted for larceny, drug and reckless driving offenses.

The extensive investigation on the Southwest Plaza Mall incident was conducted in a joint effort by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and the FBI in Denver.

The FBI said on Monday that through the course of the joint investigation, there was no discovery of any connection between the Southwest Plaza Mall failed bombing and the pipe bomb incident at Jefferson County School District.

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LOS ANGELES (BNO NEWS) — The man wanted for questioning in connection with last week’s explosion outside a Los Angeles-area synagogue is believed to have fled the state, investigators said on Monday.

A joint statement from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Santa Monica Police Department, and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said 60-year-old Ron Hirsch is believed to have boarded a New York-bound Greyhound bus.

The incident happened on Thursday when an explosive device exploded outside the Chabad House synagogue in Santa Monica, a city in western Los Angeles County. There were no injuries but investigators have found evidence pointing towards Ron Hirsch.

According to the agencies, Hirsch used his known alias J. Fisher to purchase a Greyhound bus ticket to New York on Thursday, the day of the explosion. The bus, which arrived in New York on Sunday, had at least 10 destinations between Los Angeles and New York.

Additional investigation and video surveillance indicates that Hirsch disembarked the bus in Denver, Colorado and may have further deviated from his original route. Hirsch is believed to have family in New York, the statement said.

An investigation has been underway since the initial report of an explosion was received by the Santa Monica Police Department. A lengthy forensic post-blast investigation of the incident was conducted following the initial field assessment and resulted in evidence indicating that the device appeared to have been deliberately constructed. Investigation determined that items found in and around the crime scene are linked to Ron Hirsch, identified as a transient.

Hirsch, who is described as a Caucasian male with brown hair and green eyes, is known to frequent synagogues and Jewish community centers seeking charity from patrons. Hirsch is currently being sought on state charges of possession of a destructive device and unrelated local charges. Federal investigators are also interested in questioning Hirsch.

Based on his suspected involvement in the incident, Hirsch is considered extremely dangerous. Authorities urge anyone with information as to the whereabouts of Hirsch to contact law enforcement by calling the FBI at 888 CANT HIDE or via 911.

No known motive for the deliberate attack is known at this time, the agencies said in the statement, adding that the investigation is ongoing.

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COLORADO (BNO NEWS) — A 12-year-old boy was taken in custody after his parents were found shot dead and two of his siblings critically wounded in the town of Burlington, Colorado law enforcement officials announced Wednesday.

On Tuesday night the boy called 911 to report that at least three people in his house had been shot. Upon arriving, investigators discovered the bodies of the boy’s parents, Charles Long, 50, and Marilyn Long, 51, and two critically wounded children. The 5-year-old girl and 9-year-old boy, who were identified as siblings of the boy, were transferred to a facility in Denver, CNN reported.

“The case has been referred to the District Attorney’s office for the filing of formal charges,” said Colorado Bureau of Investigation Division Director Steve Johnson, in a prepared statement.

“There are no other suspects at this time,” he added.

Authorities released few details about the investigation, while a coroner’s report on the cause of death is pending. Colorado law dictates that charges must be initially filed in juvenile court since the accused is 12 years old. According to CNN, the prosecutor handling the case said he has 72 hours to file formal charges against the boy.

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DALLAS, TEXAS (BNO NEWS) — Former United States President George W. Bush on Friday declined participating in the upcoming YPO Global Leadership Summit in Denver, Colorado after learning that WikiLeak’s Julian Assange will participate in the event.

According to his spokesman David Sherzer, the former U.S. leader accepted the invitation to participate and speak at the annual summit six months ago. However, he declined participating after learning that Assange was invited too.

“President Bush decided to cancel his appearance. The former president has no desire to share a forum with a man who has willfully and repeatedly done great harm to the interests of the United States,” said Sherzer.

The annual YPO Global Leadership Summit will be held in Denver on February 26. Approximately 2,000 members and invited guests from more than 75 countries will attend the two-day forum.

In Denver, YPO members from around the world will focus discussions on the latest developments in globalization, the role of visionary leadership, and global political and social conflicts.

World-renowned speakers will discuss key issues in business, politics, philanthropy and humanities. President Bush was scheduled to give a closing keynote during the last day of the summit, during the closing ceremony.

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