Sam Fussell, 5th Suspect Wanted in Murder of Shmuli Silverberg z”l, Arrested

The fifth suspect wanted in connection with a crime spree in Denver last week and the murder of habochur Shmuli Silverberg z”l at Yeshiva Toras Chaim of Denver was taken into custody Wednesday night, according to Denver jail records.

Samuel Robert Fussell, 18, was wanted by Denver Police on charges of burglary, first-degree burglary, felony menacing, first-degree auto theft, first-degree assault, and first-degree murder related to the crime that began late in the evening on Aug. 17.

The other four suspects were arrested a day after the crime spree:

• Isaiah Freeman, 18
• Seth Larhode, 21
• Aden Sides, 18
• Noah Loepp-Hall, 19

The suspects were arrested at two locations on Aug. 18. One was a home in the 3200 block of West Oxford Avenue in Sheridan and the other was a home in the 1300 block of South Umatilla Street in Denver. SWAT team members took the suspects into custody at both locations without incident.

At least one of the suspects was wanted on an escape warrant, but a DPD commander said he was not aware of what facility that suspect had escaped from or when that escape warrant was issued.

They were wanted in relation to a string of violent incidents, including a deadly shooting, that happened on Aug. 17.

DPD said initially they were connected to five incidents but have since uncovered a sixth incident linked to the men. It’s also possible, according to DPD, that they could be linked to other crimes around the metro area.

DPD is still insisting that it’s not clear if there was any interaction between Shmuli Silverberg and the suspects. Police said they believe the victims were targeted at random so at this time have no reason to believe the killing of Shmuli was a bias-motivated crime.

Fussel is expected to be charged with multiple crimes, including first-degree murder, that will likely land him in prison for life.