DENVER (AP) - A 24-year-old man who was charged with killing a man whose burning body was found along a road in northeast Denver has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
KMGH-TV reports Delshon Giles was sentenced Friday for second-degree murder.
Giles pleaded guilty to the charge in July on the first day of his trial for the July 2016 death of 39-year-old Walter Bracken. He was initially charged with first-degree murder, first-degree arson and second-degree arson.
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Investigators say Giles killed Bracken during an argument and left his burning body on the side of the road. A few days later, investigators say Giles set fire to the house where the slaying occurred and fled to Los Angeles, where he was arrested.
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Information from: KMGH-TV, http://www.thedenverchannel.com
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