Tools

Hatchet Killer Sentenced to Prison

by KREX News Room
by Daniel Phillips

Story Created: Oct 17, 2012 at 11:34 AM MDT

Story Updated: Oct 17, 2012 at 8:26 PM MDT

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.- The man found guilty of beating another man to death with a hatchet received his sentence Wednesday.

A Mesa County judge sentenced 48-year-old Daniel Warner to 22 years in prison for second-degree murder.

Warner pleaded guilty earlier this year to using a hatchet to attack 46-year-old Richard Nelson in May 2011.

Warner told police that Nelson had provoked the attack by beating him and his girlfriend.

Add a comment

Name:

Comment: 1000 Characters Left

KREX - News, Weather, Sports for Grand Junction | Montrose | Glenwood Springs - Coverage You Can Count On and its affiliated companies are not responsible for the content of comments posted or for anything arising out of use of the above comments or other interaction among the users. We reserve the right to screen, refuse to post, remove or edit user-generated content at any time and for any or no reason in our absolute and sole discretion without prior notice, although we have no duty to do so or to monitor any Public Forum.

Most Popular
This content requires the latest Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled. Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player.
News Channel 5 Weather