COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A 40-year-old man has been convicted in the stomping death of a fellow inmate that prosecutors say involved a feud over a TV remote control at a Colorado Springs re-entry center.
The Gazette reports that a jury on Friday convicted Danny L. Gonzalez of second-degree murder in the Nov. 19, 2017, attack that led to the death of Daniel Pena, 64, a week later.
Both men were awaiting parole at the Cheyenne Mountain Re-entry Center, a private facility that holds Colorado Department of Corrections inmates. Fellow inmates said Pena was knocked unconscious and repeatedly kicked in the face by Gonzalez.
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Attorneys for Gonzalez argued that Gonzalez was defending himself.
After the verdict, attorneys for Gonzalez say they will appeal the conviction.
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Information from: The Gazette, http://www.gazette.com
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