Leonard and his wife, Amanda, owned Campfire Lakewood and Campfire Evergreen, AJ’s Pit Bar-B-Q in south Denver and AJ’s Pit ...

A former Denver restaurateur was arrested and indicted last week on charges of fraud, with federal prosecutors accusing him ...

The former owner of now-shuttered Denver restaurant AJ's Pit Bar-B-Q has been indicted on federal fraud charges, accused of ...

Just months after employees at AJ's Pit BBQ walked off the job, concerned about restaurant owner Jared Leonard's financial ...

A glowing neon sign and firewood mark AJ’s Pit Bar-B-Q on Wednesday, November 9, 2022. Co-owner Jared Leonard found the neon sign for the restaurant, which closed in March of 2025, in Macon ...