DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — Douglas County deputies on Thursday announced they had arrested six additional suspects in what appears to be two separate but connected shootings inside a Highlands Ranch entertainment center earlier this month.
In addition to 23-year-old Nevaeha Rayon Crowley-Sanders, who was arrested shortly after the shooting and who now faces 104 charges — including attempted first-degree murder — deputies arrested six other suspects, who were identified from interviews with multiple witnesses, surveillance video and after deputies combed through “significant pieces of evidence."
The six additional suspects arrested by Douglas County deputies were identified Thursday as:
- Niyonii Crowley-Sanders, 21, of Denver:
Niyonii faces one count of attempted-first degree murder; nine counts of attempted first-degree murder – extreme indifference; four counts of first-degree assault; 10 counts of illegal discharge of a firearm; 47 counts of menacing; 1 count of criminal mischief, 47 counts of reckless endangerment; 1 count of unlawful carrying of a weapon; 1 count of prohibited use of weapon.
- Keylonie Fenery, 23, of Aurora:
Fenery faces one count of attempted-first degree murder; nine counts of attempted first-degree murder – extreme indifference; four counts of first-degree assault; 10 counts of illegal discharge of a firearm; 47 counts of menacing; 1 count of criminal mischief, 47 counts of reckless endangerment; 1 count of unlawful carrying of a weapon; 1 count of prohibited use of weapon.
- Lorine Stegall, 22, of Arvada:
Stegall faces one count of menacing-real/simulated weapon and one count of carrying a concealed weapon-knife/gun.
- Devonta Jackson-Keys, age 29, of Denver:
Jackson-Keyes faces one count of tampering with physical evidence, and one count of accessory to the crime of menacing.
- Kiacia Jackson, age 22, of Denver:
Jackson faces one count of third-degree assault; one count of disorderly conduct-fighting in public; and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
- Ajie Fair-Munoz, age 24, of Denver:
Fair-Munoz faces one count of third-degree assault; and one count of disorderly conduct-fighting in public.
All six suspects have bonded out, according to a spokesperson with the sheriff’s office, who added that multiple guns were found at the scene. Anyone who has any information related to this shooting is asked to call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.
“Our Detectives have been working around the clock since the night of the Main Event shooting. You cannot come into Douglas County and engage in criminal conduct or be part of trying to cover up criminal conduct. We will identify you and track you down no matter where you hide. You will not escape justice for the crimes you have committed,” said Sheriff Darren Weekly in a statement Thursday.
Investigation into separate but apparently connected shootings continues
The investigation into what unfolded at the Main Event entertainment center began Feb. 8, when Douglas County deputies were called to the complex on a report of a shooting. On the parking lot of the venue, responding deputies found 23-year-old Jalin Seabron allegedly armed with a weapon.
The suspect was shot and killed by one of the deputies after refusing to drop his firearm, a spokesperson with the sheriff’s office said. It was not immediately clear whether Seabron had moved toward the deputy in a threatening manner, or if he had raised his firearm to shoot at the deputy. That deputy – whose identity has not been released – was later placed on administrative leave per department policy.
Once inside the complex, deputies found a woman who had been shot in the chest, though she was expected to survive her injuries. Authorities later determined she had been shot by 23-year-old Nevaeha Rayon Crowley-Sanders following an argument in the women’s bathroom at the Main Event, according to court documents obtained by Denver7 a few days after the shooting.
The two, who are reportedly acquaintances, were at Main Event with "several of their friends" that night when a physical altercation ensued inside the bathroom.
Arrest affidavits for Fenery and Jackson-Keys allege that at one point during the fight inside the women's bathroom, Nevaeha fired her what law enforcement described as a "small black semi-automatic handfun" several times toward a group of about seven other women who were inside.
As the women escaped, Nevaeha and Niyonii were seen following after them through the central era of the Main Event. Surveillance video showed Nevaeha holding the handgun in her right hand before several more rounds were fired "in various directions" at the complex, including the restaurant and bar area where several patrons were sitting, the arrest affidavit states.
One of the women in the group, identified as Neamya, said "she believed Nevaeha was targeting her because she was shot four times, and no one else was hit," arresting document show.
Prosecutors said surveillance video showed Nevaeha and Niyonii eventually meeting with five other people, one of them later identified as Seabron as they all try to leave the venue.
The documents show the group walked by Neamya as they exited the entertainment center. Neamya was lying on the ground and had sustained four gunshot injuries, including her left foot, left calf/ankle area, and right thigh. Several people were bent over her trying to help her, investigators said.
Seabron, deputies said, "was seen holding a black bag over his right shoulder and a gold-colored handgun in his right hand, aiding Niyonii and Nevaeha escape from the establishment."
Moments later, surveillance video showed Nevaeha, Seabron and Niyonii walking in the parking lot toward a 2014 Nissan Sentra with Colorado license plate DYYC15.
Seabron, "was seen pulling up the gold-colored handgun and pointing it toward the front doors" of the vehicle, according to the arrest affidavit, before a Douglas County deputy arrived at the scene. The arriving deputy ordered Seabron to drop the weapon but he did not comply, at which point deputies said Seabron "appeared to start to turn his body towards" the deputy, who fired his rifle, killing Seabron.
The group of suspects, who were now inside the Nissan Sentra, were then ordered to exit the vehicle.
During questioning, Nevaeha told the deputy Seabron did not have a gun, but when the deputy told her they had seen it, "she replied he was just trying to protect her."
Both Nevaeha and Niyonii were then taken to the Douglas County Sheriff's Highlands Ranch substation for questioning but both refused to speak to law enforcement, requesting attorneys instead.
A review of surveillance video showed over 60 people inside the Main Event at the time of the shooting.
After a search warrant was obtained to search the property for evidence, investigators found eight 9mm Lugger casings outside and inside of the women's bathroom; two shell casings in the lobby hallway; two bullet holes located in the walls leading out of the women's bathroom, which penetrated the drywall and entered the office area and lobby hallway; a glass half wall that a bullet had shattered; another half wall that had six additional bullet holes; three bullet holes in the wooden hostess stand at the entrance of the bar and dining area; a single bullet hole in a television in the dining area, and two apparent bullet graze markings on the floor directly in front of the hostess stand, the affidavit shows.
Inside the Nissan Sentra, deputies found a small semi-automatic handgun that appeared to had been emptied of all rounds where Nevaeha was sitting, arresting documents show.
At the jail, investigators reviewed jail phone calls between Nevaeha and Niyonii, in which Nevaeha reportedly said, "That's why they got what they got, I don't feel bad for none of them," the affidavit shows.
Douglas County Sheriff Darren Weekly called the incident "dangerous" and "chaotic," and the sheriff's office later released a statement asking the public not to jump to conclusions as detectives continued the investigation.
Body camera video from this shooting has yet to be released and in a statement Thursday, the attorney representing Seabron's family said he "categorically rejects" how Seabron has been portrayed by the sheriff's office following the deadly shooting.
"The Sheriff's Office is deliberately conflating two separate incidents and attempting to retroactively justify the shooting of an innocent man. The public deserves to see this evidence!" the attorney said.
