February 26, 2004

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Lynn Kimbrough, 720-913-9025

GARRETT FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER

A Denver jury has convicted Michael Garrett of first-degree murder in the death of a former girlfriend.  Chandra Johnson-Richardson was shot and killed in January 2002 in her garage as she was returning home late at night.  Garrett was found later with a self-inflicted gunshot, but survived.

Denver Deputy District Attorneys Mychael Dave and Kerri Lombardi did not object to Garrett going to immediate sentencing this afternoon.  After hearing from the victim’s family, Garrett was sentenced to a mandatory term of life in prison without parole.  Garrett was also found guilty on a misdemeanor charge of violating a restraining order and was credited with time already served in jail on that charge.