District Attorney Peter Weir announced Friday First Degree Murder charges have been filed against Ryan Hicks in the death of his roommate, David Noren, last month.
Ryan Boyd Hicks, 34, appeared in Jefferson County District Court Friday morning where he was advised of the charges. These include First Degree Murder, Aggravated Robbery, Aggravated Motor Vehicle Theft, 5 counts of Identity Theft, 1 count of Tampering with Physical Evidence, and 6 Violent Crime counts.
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Police in Lakewood were first contacted about David Noren’s disappearance on May 21. Last seen on May 19, the 49-year-old Noren’s body was discovered on June 7 along Fall River Road in Clear Creek County.
On June 10, an arrest warrant was issued for Hicks who was in custody in Arizona on unrelated charges. After being extradited to Colorado on June 22, Hicks was booked into the Jefferson County Detention Center.
On July 12 at 11:30 a.m. Hicks will make his next court appearance for a status conference. The court is expected to schedule a preliminary hearing and is permitted to address motions that have been filed. Hicks is facing life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted. He is currently being held without bond at the Jefferson County jail.
