US EditionDriver convicted of first-degree murder in case of Colorado teens who threw fatal rock at car
- A Colorado jury convicted Joseph Koenig Friday of first-degree murder for killing Alexa Bartell with a large rock thrown from a truck on April 19, 2023.
- This conviction stemmed from a rock-throwing spree by Koenig and two friends targeting passing cars near suburban Denver in 2023.
- Koenig's friends, Zachary Kwak and Nicholas Karol-Chik, pleaded guilty to lesser charges and testified against him during the two-week trial.
- The fatal rock weighed 9.3 pounds, and prosecutors argued the damage was consistent with Koenig throwing it shotput-style from the driver's side.
- Koenig faces a life prison sentence at his June 3 sentencing, while his co-defendants await sentencing under their separate plea agreements.
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Man Who Threw Rocks at Random Cars Guilty of Murder
A night of rock-throwing in suburban Denver has led to a first-degree murder conviction for the final member of a group of three friends. Jurors had to unravel shifting stories and plea deals before finding Joseph Koenig guilty in the killing of 20-year-old Alexa Bartell, the AP reports. Bartell died...
3 Teens Killed Woman by Hurling Large Rock at Car, Then Snapped 'Memento' Photo. Now They're All Convicted
Joseph Koenig, 20, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of 20-year-old Alexa BartellJefferson County Sheriff's Office Alexa Bartell and Joseph KoenigA Colorado man was convicted of first-degree murder-extreme indifference in the death of 20-year-old Alexa Bartell, who died after a rock crashed through her car window while she was driving.A jury on Friday, April 25, also found Joseph Koenig, 20, guilty of multiple counts includin…
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