Sonny Almanza is accused of shooting and killing Arvada Police officer Dillon Vakoff when the officer tried to break up a family fight on Sept. 11, 2022.
Sonny Almanza had a bond hearing Thursday in 2022 shooting of Dillon Vakoff in Arvada after a court ruling requiring 1st-degree murder suspects be eligible for bond.
Every April, hundreds of people gather at the Jefferson County Government Center and walk to the little garden on the south side of the complex. Along the walkway, among the flowers and trees, are the names of those the community has lost to crime.
A fight over child custody led to police being called to an apartment in Arvada where Police Officer Dillon Vakoff was shot and killed, according to the affidavit.