Denver inmate death ruled a homicide months later, family left with accountability questions

Denver inmate death ruled a homicide months later, family left with accountability questions

DENVER (KDVR) — A Lakewood mother is getting an update months after her son was killed in a Denver jail. A press release, dated June 30, shared the Denver Police Department’s announcement of the arrest of 38-year-old Rick Roybal Smith for a homicide that occurred in the Downtown Detention Center. June 30 is the same day Vincent Chacon’s family said his girlfriend got a text that he had been released from the same jail. Previous reporting: A…