Ashlye Handy Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Killing 16 Year-Old

DENVER — Denver District Attorney John Walsh has announced that Ashlye Handy was sentenced today to 25 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections.

On January 14 of this year, a jury convicted Handy of second-degree murder for shooting and killing 16 year-old Abreham Yohhanes in an east Denver apartment building in September of 2021.

“Abreham Yohhanes’ murder was a terrible, senseless tragedy: A young man, just 16 years old, killed with nearly his entire life in front of him.  Ms. Handy will pay a heavy price for her awful actions – a sentence that we hope will bring a measure of comfort and a sense of justice to all those who knew and loved Abreham.  I want to thank the prosecutors, investigators and victim advocates in my office, as well as the detectives with the Denver Police Department, whose great work led to the conviction and sentence in this case,” said DA Walsh.

About the Denver DA’s Office:

The mission of the Denver DA’s Office is to protect the community, to seek equal justice for all, and to improve the quality and fairness of criminal justice on behalf of the people of Colorado.   We achieve that mission through excellence in our work investigating and prosecuting crime, supporting victims and their families, working with the community to prevent crime, and providing fair alternatives to incarceration in appropriate cases.

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