30 years ago – May 31, 1985
Members of the Screaming Arrow Patrol recently spent a fun-filled weekend at the Diamond Jubilee Camporee. The camporee, held at Bear Creek Lake Park in Lakewood, was attended by over 5,000 Boy Scouts and leaders to celebrate the 75th anniversary of scouting. The scouts camped for two nights, participating in a wide range of activities. Governor Richard Lamm kicked off the program, leading scouts in a two mile run. The scouts saw trained dogs in action, toured helicopters, ran obstacle courses, learned about survival, and went swimming. Saturday ended with a fantastic campfire program. Each scout lit a candle as the campfire ended to bring the spirit of scouting home.
A victim of a gunshot wound to the head was reported to the Gilpin County Sheriff’s Department at 10:30 p.m. on Sunday. The victim, William Auld, 16, of Cleveland, Ohio, was pronounced dead by Gilpin County Coroner Dennis White at 10:50 p.m. Ronnie Dean Brownlee, 27, of Cleveland, Ohio, Auld’s uncle, was apprehended at Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge by the hospital security guards. He was detained at the Wheat Ridge Police Department and later transferred to Gilpin County. He is being held at the Gilpin County Sheriff’s Department on $20,000 bond. Brownlee could either be charged with a lesser charge of reckless manslaughter or a more serious charge of reckless homicide. The shooting occurred in the Elk Park area west of the town of Apex. According to Undersheriff David Martinez, the shooting occurred when Brownlee had walked away from his campsite. Auld allegedly tried to sneak up on Brownlee and scare him by making noises like a bear. Brownlee, hearing the noises, allegedly fired three shots in the direction of the noise when Auld was shot. The case, as of Wednesday, was still under investigation by the district attorney’s office.
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