Crime & Safety
3 Men Arrested In Denver’s Maven Hotel Now Face Federal Charges
The men were involved in a guns-and-drug deal, according to court documents.
DENVER (CBS4) – Three of the four people arrested at the Maven Hotel on Wazee Street in downtown Denver a week ago now face federal charges. There’s still no connection mentioned with the MLB All-Star Game festivities which were going on nearby leading up to Tuesday’s game at Coors Field.
The three men taken into custody on July 9 — Richard Platt, 42, Gabriel Rodriguez, 48, and Ricardo Rodriguez, 44 — are charged with being felons in possession of firearms and they also face drug charges. Authorities said housekeeper discovered a rifle, some gun parts and pictures in their hotel rooms and reported it. Soon afterwards a SWAT team moved in and the arrests were made. A ballistic vest was also discovered in a car linked to the suspects.
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