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Judge Bruce Jones said the governor failed to inform him of his decision to commute Rogel Aguilera-Mederos' sentence, alleging this action was a sign of disrespect.
A judge who ordered a Colorado trucker to spend 110 years behind bars for killing four in a fiery crash has called out the governor for his lack of "respect" in slashing the sentence by 100 years before the hearing could take place.
A judge who ordered a Colorado trucker to spend 110 years behind bars for killing four in a fiery crash – and who was set to hear arguments to have the man resentenced later this month – has called out the governor for his lack of "respect" in slashing the sentence by 100 years before the hearing could take place.
District Court Judge Bruce Jones responded to recent news that Gov. Jared Polis had commuted the sentence of Rogel Aguilera-Mederos from 110 years to 10 years, following outcry from the public and activists. Aguilera-Mederos was convicted late last year of killing four people in a 2019 truck crash on Interstate 70 near Denver.
A judge who ordered a Colorado trucker to spend 110 years behind bars for killing four in a fiery crash has called out the governor for his lack of "respect" in slashing the sentence by 100 years before the hearing could take place.