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 ...

Jared Leonard was indicted by a grand jury in U.S. District Court in northern Illinois, according to federal court documents.

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 ...