Denver police have tapped 26-year-old Abraham Jones as the focus of this week’s Mug Shot Monday, saying he is wanted on warrants alleging felony menacing, burglary and assault. The department shared a recent booking photo and brief description, listing Jones at about 6 feet tall and roughly 180 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. His date of birth is June 9, 1999, and police note that the online alert will be pulled once they confirm he has been booked into jail.
According to the Denver Police Department, the Mug Shot Monday post lays out Jones’s birthdate, the three alleged offenses and a straightforward request to anyone who might know where he is to speak up. The department also reminds people who are themselves the subject of these posts that “we will expire this post upon confirmation of your booking,” a standard line in the weekly wanted series that essentially says: get booked, lose the billboard.
How to report tips
Anyone with information about where Jones might be is asked to call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867 or send an anonymous tip through the group’s online form. The digital tip portal lets people share details, upload attachments and indicate whether they want to be considered for a possible reward, according to Metro Denver Crime Stoppers.
What the charges mean
Under Colorado law, felony menacing typically involves conduct in which a person uses or suggests the presence of a deadly weapon to place someone in fear of serious bodily injury. That is what can bump menacing from a misdemeanor to a felony. Burglary and assault carry their own penalty ranges under state statutes. The statutory definition of menacing is laid out in the Colorado Revised Statutes.
Why DPD posts Mug Shot Monday
Sharing wanted photos on Facebook and other platforms has become a routine way for the Denver Police Department to crowdsource tips and reach residents in real time. The now-regular Mug Shot Monday feature is one piece of a broader social media and public outreach playbook that has drawn scrutiny and analysis in local coverage of the department’s communications strategy, including Mug Shot Monday reporting by Hoodline.
