BRIGHTON, Colo. — A man accused of murdering a pregnant woman is due in Adams County court Monday.

James Benavidez, 50, has a lengthy record. He has 23 charges for a string of crimes reported within a week.

Judges consider many things, like if you're a flight risk, your ties to the community and how long ago the other crimes occurred and what they are.

Court records don't show a charge for Benavidez since 2009. The list of previous charges are considered non-violent, including an escape charge, harassment and car theft. Some of them happened within months of each other and most of them have a bond listed. Man accused of murdering pregnant woman, string of crimes, due in court Monday

That takes us to now.

Brighton police detailed a string of recent crimes from Benavidez including pull

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