This guy made the cut last year.

Colorado certainly withstood its share of shmucks, scoundrels and scumbags in 2011, from poorly-behaved celebrities to douchebags in parking lots to public servants and politicians who made us cringe. And you can find their stories in our Shmuck of the Week archives. But the lowest of the low are inducted each year into Westword's Hall of Shame. And we certainly had a lot of characters to choose from. Who made the cut? Find out tomorrow when we reveal our 2011 Hall of Shame class. Need a teaser?

Well, then, check out our class from 2010 and some previous years.

Theus-Roberts.

Trying to kill someone is no laughing matter, and attempted murder goes way beyond the term "shmuck." But 22-year-old Emmanuel Theus-Roberts, sentenced today to eighty years in jail for shooting a cab driver, deserves to be called lots of names.

In June 2010, Theus-Roberts got a cab and then rode around in it for more than an hour before asking to be dropped off at 33rd Avenue and Williams Street. When the cab driver tried to collect his money, though, Theus-Roberts came up $10 short.

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Carrie McCandless

Yesterday was a big day for some of Colorado's most embarrassing characters.

Two of Westword's former Shmuck of the Week award winners, Carrie McCandless and Brett Reese, were back in the news, along with Ann Crall, a member of our 2010 Hall of Shame.

Stay tuned to the Latest Word today to learn our latest Shmuck of the Week. In the meantime, here's a recap of what went down.

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All he had to do was not say something stupid and it's possible that we would now be getting ready to inaugurate Scott McInnis Colorado's next governor. After all, the Republican surge -- led by the anti-Obama Tea Party segment -- turned the elections into a near-bloodbath for Democratic candidates across the country.

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We're going to announce our pick for Shmuck of the Year for 2010 on January 3, but before that, we'd like you to cast your vote for your favorite shmuck.

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Theft in action.

Westword is asking readers to help us select the Shmuck of the Year by rolling out five candidates this month. The winner -- loser -- will be announced on January 3. Our first four candidates were Josh McDaniels, Scott McInnis, Gary Faulkner and Ron Perea.

This week, say hello to Brandon Smith, who's been accused of stealing an iPad and then trying to kill the victim:

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Ron Perea.

Westword is asking readers to help us select a Shmuck of the Year by rolling out a new candidate each week throughout the month of December.

The winner -- loser -- will be announced on January 3. Our first three candidates were Josh McDaniels, Scott McInnis and Osama-hunter Gary Faulkner.

This week, say hello to Ron Perea, Denver's former Manager of Safety -- at least for three months:

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Gary Faulkner.

Westword is asking readers to help us select a Shmuck of the Year by rolling out a new candidate each week throughout the month of December.

The winner -- loser -- will be announced on January 3. Our first two candidates were Josh McDaniels and Scott McInnis.

This week, say hello to Gary Faulkner:

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Westword is asking readers to help us select a Shmuck of the Year by rolling out a new candidate each week throughout the month of December.

The winner -- loser -- will be announced on January 3. Our first candidate was the newly fired Josh McDaniels.

This week, say hello to Scott McInnis.

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Each and every week, Westword bequeaths the Shmuck of the Week award to the person -- or thing -- who forces normally Mile High Coloradans to hold their heads low. And at the end of every year, Westword honors this cow town's worst of the worst -- the characters whose misdeeds make our ears bleed and our eyes water -- by inducting them into our Hall of Shame.

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