I'm not sure if they were workers or customers. "We heard the assailant getting beat up by people that were inside Club Q. “This individual had absolutely no involvement in the commutation process and works in an unrelated capacity to this matter, and was not aware of the Governor’s decision in advance,” the release said.ĬNN’s Ashley Killough, Melissa Alonso, Michelle Watson, Ralph Ellis, Lucy Kafanov and Leslie Perrot contributed to this report."So, I heard a total of three rounds of shots," Thurman said.
In a news release Thursday, Polis also disclosed he recently learned that a relative of Aguilera-Mederos’s attorney works in the governor’s office. “We are meeting with the victims and their loved ones this evening to support them in navigating this unprecedented action and to ensure they are treated with fairness, dignity, and respect during this difficult time,” she added. In a statement Thursday, King said, “We are disappointed in the Governor’s decision to act prematurely.” Prior to the commutation, First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King asked the court to consider a sentence in the range of 20-30 years “based on the facts of this case and input from the victims and their families.” “I think that is a far more just reflection of what happened than the 110 years that he received.” Mederos is of course extraordinarily grateful for the governor’s decision,” Colgan said. “Obviously, I think that that was the maximum sentence that Mr. 'He chose to hit traffic': Victim of trucker sentenced to 110 years speaks out
Colgan said it was welcome news, and he fully expects Aguilera-Mederos will accept the clemency offer. James Colgan, one of the attorneys for Aguilera-Mederos, told CNN he was surprised the governor made the decision before a hearing to reconsider the sentence that was scheduled for next month. “This case will hopefully spur an important conversation about sentencing laws, but any subsequent changes to the law would not retroactively impact your sentence, which is why I am granting you this limited commutation,” Polis wrote. Bruce Jones said he was bound to the mandatory-minimum sentencing laws in the state, according to CNN affiliate KMGH. In his letter, Polis wrote the “arbitrary and unjust” sentence was “the result of a law of Colorado passed by the legislature and signed by a prior Governor and is not the fault of the judge who handed down the mandatory sentence required by the law in this case.”ĭuring Aguilera-Mederos’ sentencing hearing earlier this month, Colorado District Court Judge A. More than 5 million people signed a petition asking the governor to reduce Aguilera-Mederos’ sentence. The lengthy sentence had drawn national scrutiny, with celebrities like Kim Kardashian West calling for a lesser penalty. “The length of your 110-year sentence is simply not commensurate with your actions, nor with penalties handed down to others for similar crimes,” Polis wrote in the clemency letter. Killed were Miguel Angel Lamas Arellano, 24 William Bailey, 67 Doyle Harrison, 61 and Stanley Politano, 69. The crash led to a 28-car pileup that left four dead, the Lakewood Police Department said at the time. He tried to pull over to the shoulder to avoid stopped traffic, but another semi had already stopped there, according to an arrest affidavit. He was driving a semi tractor-trailer in April 2019, traveling at 85 mph, when the brakes failed, he told investigators at the time.
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The truck driver in a fatal 2019 Colorado crash was sentenced to 110 years in prison Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos told investigators "he thought he was going to die so he closed his eyes before hitting the stopped traffic," according to an arrest affidavit.
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