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Man given maximum sentence of 1 year in jail after striking, killing teen boy

Highlands Ranch · Highlands Ranch

Man given maximum sentence of 1 year in jail after striking, killing teen boy

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By Olivia Young, Austen Erblat Click here for updates on this story Colorado (KCNC) — A Colorado man who pleaded guilty to careless driving resulting in the death of a 13-year-old boy has been sentenced to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine — the maximum sentence allowed by law. Ruben Morones pleaded guilty last year after investigators said he ran a red light and struck and killed 13-year-old Alexander Mackiewicz in Highlands Ranch on March …See the Story

Colorado man sentenced in 1985 cold case after DNA evidence connected him to murder

Douglas County, Colorado · Douglas County

Colorado man sentenced in 1985 cold case after DNA evidence connected him to murder

100% Center coverage: 3 sources

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The man behind a 1985 murder case that ran cold for decades was handed down a maximum sentence on Thursday after investigators tied him to the case through DNA evidence. In a courtroom on Jan. 16, a Douglas County judge sentenced 67-year-old Michael Jefferson to 32 years behind bars for the 1985 home invasion murder of Roger Dean after Jefferson took a plea deal for the crime. Authorities say that in November of 19…See the Story

Man sentenced to 32 years prison for conspiracy to commit murder in Lone Tree cold case

Lone Tree · Lone Tree

Man sentenced to 32 years prison for conspiracy to commit murder in Lone Tree cold case

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A 67-year-old Louisiana man was sentenced to 32 years in prison on Thursday for conspiracy to commit murder in connection with a Lone Tree man’s 1985 shooting death during a home invasion. Michael Shannel Jefferson was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder and kidnapping in 2021, 36 years after the death of Lone Tree businessman Roger Dean, 51, on Nov. 21, 1985. Dean and his wife, D.J., were at home when an intruder broke in and forced Ro…See the Story

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