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November 29, 2008
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Two Denver area teens face 120 charges http://www.privateofficer.com
Denver CO. Nov 29 2008
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One is the son of a veteran Denver police officer.
The other is a college freshman majoring in engineering.
Today, both are in Douglas County jail in what police call a surprisingly brazen series of crimes for two teenage boys from suburbia.
Brandin Eugene Kreuzer, 19, of Sedalia, and Taylor Lynn Moudy, 19, of Castle Rock, face more than 120 charges each, including first-degree attempted murder of a peace officer.
“These are two kids from affluent communities. Unless there’s some explanation of what went wrong here, you gotta scratch your head,” said
George Brauchler, a former Jefferson County prosecutor. “How do middle-class communities produce 
kids who make these kind of bad decisions?
“For one of these kids, his dad spent his life protecting others. It’s a true tragedy,” he added.
Kreuzer and Moudy are accused of a series of crimes in early summer, including stealing rifles from a gun shop, burglarizing cars and homes and stealing several cars, including three Hummers, a Lexus and a Mustang.
The pair also are accused of robbing a Castle Rock convenience store at gunpoint.
Police said the spree began May 29 and ended June 28 after the two led authorities on a high-speed chase in a stolen Honda and shot at two deputies from the rear window, hitting one in the arm.
Going on tips and interviews with people who knew the teens, police arrested the pair last Wednesday, five months after the deputy was shot.
Police arrested Moudy on the University of Colorado campus. He implicated Kreuzer after police served him with a court order for his DNA and fingerprints, police said.
Moudy confessed to participating in the month of crime and said he drove the stolen Honda involved in the high-
speed chase, according to an arrest affidavit. He lived next to the location where several stolen vehicles were found.
Kreuzer’s bail is set at $3 million and Moudy’s is $2 million.
The families of the teens could not be reached for comment Friday.
Kreuzer is the son of veteran Denver police officer Kevin Kreuzer.
His father said in a previous interview that he “is distraught” over his son’s involvement in the alleged crimes.
Kreuzer was arrested at his parents’ Sedalia home after they gave police their written consent to search the house.
Inside, police found guns reported stolen from the Cold War Remarketing shop in Castle Rock.
Rifles found in the home were used in the police shooting and used to rob the Circle K store in Castle Rock, investigators said. Police also confiscated clothing, boots and headgear they say Kreuzer wore during the incidents.
Kreuzer confessed that he “shot at deputies’ vehicles with both a rifle and handgun,” according to the affidavit.
rocky mountain news
One is the son of a veteran Denver police officer.
The other is a college freshman majoring in engineering.
Today, both are in Douglas County jail in what police call a surprisingly brazen series of crimes for two teenage boys from suburbia.
Brandin Eugene Kreuzer, 19, of Sedalia, and Taylor Lynn Moudy, 19, of Castle Rock, face more than 120 charges each, including first-degree attempted murder of a peace officer.
“These are two kids from affluent communities. Unless there’s some explanation of what went wrong here, you gotta scratch your head,” said
George Brauchler, a former Jefferson County prosecutor. “How do middle-class communities produce 
kids who make these kind of bad decisions?“For one of these kids, his dad spent his life protecting others. It’s a true tragedy,” he added.
Kreuzer and Moudy are accused of a series of crimes in early summer, including stealing rifles from a gun shop, burglarizing cars and homes and stealing several cars, including three Hummers, a Lexus and a Mustang.
The pair also are accused of robbing a Castle Rock convenience store at gunpoint.
Police said the spree began May 29 and ended June 28 after the two led authorities on a high-speed chase in a stolen Honda and shot at two deputies from the rear window, hitting one in the arm.
Going on tips and interviews with people who knew the teens, police arrested the pair last Wednesday, five months after the deputy was shot.
Police arrested Moudy on the University of Colorado campus. He implicated Kreuzer after police served him with a court order for his DNA and fingerprints, police said.
Moudy confessed to participating in the month of crime and said he drove the stolen Honda involved in the high-
speed chase, according to an arrest affidavit. He lived next to the location where several stolen vehicles were found.
Kreuzer’s bail is set at $3 million and Moudy’s is $2 million.
The families of the teens could not be reached for comment Friday.
Kreuzer is the son of veteran Denver police officer Kevin Kreuzer.
His father said in a previous interview that he “is distraught” over his son’s involvement in the alleged crimes.
Kreuzer was arrested at his parents’ Sedalia home after they gave police their written consent to search the house.
Inside, police found guns reported stolen from the Cold War Remarketing shop in Castle Rock.
Rifles found in the home were used in the police shooting and used to rob the Circle K store in Castle Rock, investigators said. Police also confiscated clothing, boots and headgear they say Kreuzer wore during the incidents.
Kreuzer confessed that he “shot at deputies’ vehicles with both a rifle and handgun,” according to the affidavit.
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