Man sentenced to life in prison after murder of his grandmother in Westminster
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and last updated 2021-05-11 10:13:49-04
WESTMINSTER, Colo. â A Westminster man convicted of killing his 75-year-old grandmother was sentenced to life in prison on Monday.
John Swenson, 25, was sentenced in Adams County Court, according to the 17th Judicial District Attorneyâs Office. He was found guilty in late April.
âThis brutal crime shocks the conscience,â District Attorney Brian Mason said in a statement after Swenson pleaded guilty last month. âThe defendantâs brutality against his own grandmother was truly unspeakable. I appreciate the jury returning a just verdict in this case.â
Man convicted in killing of his grandmother in Westminster
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and last updated 2021-04-29 16:05:01-04
WESTMINSTER, Colo. â A Westminster man has been found guilty in the killing of his grandmother in 2019, officials announced Thursday.
John Swenson, 25, was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of 75-year-old Linda Shomberg in December 2019.
âThis brutal crime shocks the conscience,â District Attorney Brian Mason said in a statement. âThe defendantâs brutality against his own grandmother was truly unspeakable. I appreciate the jury returning a just verdict in this case.â
Swenson will be sentenced on May 10.
Officers with the Westminster Police Department had responded to a call regarding a welfare check around noon on Dec. 9, 2019. The police department had received the call from a woman who said she was concerned about her mother, Shomberg, since she hadn t heard from her in three days, according to an affidavit.
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