Colorado man given life for drunk driving who killed an air force veteran, injured child
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The Colorado man who killed Air Force Veteran While driving drunk last year, he will spend the rest of his life behind the bar after he was convicted of first-degree murder.
Paul Stephenson, 57, of Castle Rock, was found guilty of killing Lt. Col. Matt Anderson in April and injured four children in August 2024 after crashing a truck into a car while driving drunk.
Stevenson was sentenced to life in prison and was sentenced to 92 years.
According to the 23rd Judicial District Attorney’s Office, Anderson was stopped at seven gas stations with his family after traveling to Douglas County Fair when he was murdered. His wife was walking to the store as Stevenson drove a Chevrolet Silverado into the car.
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Paul Stevenson is found guilty of first-degree murder after killing a USAF veteran while he was home. (23rd Judicial District Attorney’s Office)
While in court, Stephenson admitted to drinking a bottle of fireball whiskey, Two beers before driving And his blood alcohol level was 2.5 times the legal limit, the DA’s office said.
Stevenson won his third DUI conviction when he was found guilty of murdering Anderson.
District Attorney George Browler said his office “sought first-degree murder charges to send a message to a drunk driver.” In Douglas County. ”
Brautler, who charged the case, said it was a “severe coincidence” that justice was reported to Anderson’s murderer a day before July 4th.
Lt. Col. Matt Anderson had just left Douglas County Fair with his family when he was hit and killed. (23rd Judicial District Attorney’s Office)
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“It is a fierce coincidence that the day before we celebrate our country’s independence, we must face the loss of one of America’s great patriots, not by the hands of our enemies, but by the selfish acts of one of our deceased.
“The only appropriate sentence in this case is to prevent this from happening again by scaring hell from people engaged in similar behavior.”
USAF Lt. Matt Anderson, his wife and his children. (23rd Judicial District Attorney’s Office)
Browkler acknowledged that Douglas County is the most aggressive driver in the drunken driver compared to other jurisdictions in the area.
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Anderson’s father said the verdict gave their family a “small closure” and thanked the institutions involved in serving their sentence.
Senior Assistant District Attorney Nate Marsh praised the Ju Court’s decision, saying it reflected how serious it is to drive a drunk.
“The defendant only cared about himself and showed that he completely ignored the value of human life. This was first-degree indifference and murder, and the ju judge agreed. His life sentence would guarantee he could not tear other people from his family,” Marsh said.