On August 30, 2024, the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) submitted an affidavit for the following charges be to filed against Sergio Ferrer (DOB 07/20/88), in connection with the homicide of Paul Peavey, 57:
• First Degree Murder
• Felony Murder
• Aggravated Robbery
On Saturday, August 24, a privately organized search party discovered Mr. Peavey’s body just before noon. The Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Georgetown Police Department, arrested Ferrer at 4 p.m. that day, within hours of Mr. Peavey’s body being discovered. Ferrer was arrested on an unrelated warrant out of Nebraska for Failure to Appear on a weapons charge. At the time of his arrest, Ferrer was considered a person of interest in Mr. Peavey’s homicide investigation.
Investigators with the Sheriff’s Office, Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and the 5th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, along with assistance from the Summit County Sheriff’s Office, have since been able to establish enough evidence to support today’s recommended charges related to the homicide investigation. The District Attorney’s Office will determine final charges to be filed.
Mr. Peavey had last been heard from on the night of August 19 and was reported missing the evening of Wednesday, August 21. Yesterday, the Clear Creek County Coroner’s Office completed the autopsy and confirmed the manner of death as a homicide. The time of death is consistent with the timeframe that Mr. Peavey was last heard from, and the cause of death is consistent with a gunshot wound.
No additional information regarding the investigation will be provided at this time.
Individuals facing criminal charges are presumed innocent until proven otherwise.
The investigation into Mr. Peavey’s death continues, including the investigation into his Doberman puppies that are still unaccounted for. Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office tip line at 303-670-7567, or submit a tip via email at crime_ tips@clearcreeksheriff.us or anonymously via the CCSO website at https://bit.ly/ CCSOCrimeTips.
