A defendant has been sentenced to life in prison for a shooting death at a Lakewood motel on West Colfax Avenue.
Julian Joel Rivera, 36, was sentenced Friday in Jefferson County District Court for the murder of 29-year-old Geronimo Alvarado,. Rivera was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder on March 14 after a fire-day trial.
“We thank the Lakewood Police Department for their investigation and the Jefferson County jury for ensuring justice was served in this case,” said Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Rhoads, in the release. “Mr. Rivera will spend the rest of his life in prison, and we hope his sentence brings some sense of closure to Mr. Alvarado’s family.”
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