Denver, CO
Teen killer’s social media shows acne, drugs, guns
WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (KDVR) — A convicted teen killer was frightened about his pimples whereas he was on the run from police for a lethal capturing, in keeping with social media proof collected by detectives and obtained by the Drawback Solvers.
“I acquired a variety of pimples. That’s what I’m primarily mad about,” then-17-year-old Jonathan Joseph Montoya mentioned in a selfie video, recovered by police investigating a 2019 Wheat Ridge theft and murder.
Montoya was convicted in 2021 for capturing and killing a 23-year-old man throughout the theft. Though Montoya was a juvenile when he fired the gun, he was charged as an grownup and is now serving a 35-year jail sentence.
One other teen, Jalen Wilson, arrange the sufferer to be robbed by telling the sufferer he deliberate to purchase marijuana from him. Wilson was 16 on the time of the murder.
“It’s only a horrible, horrible tragedy introduced on by children that assume weapons are glamorous and simply don’t assume issues by,” mentioned Sheryl Berry, the chief deputy district lawyer who prosecuted the case.
“They appear to be infants. They appear to be infants whenever you see them within the courtroom,” she mentioned.
What’s within the personal messages on social media
The Drawback Solvers filed an open data request for the social media proof collected within the murder case to raised perceive the conduct of teenagers who get weapons and use them to commit violent crimes.
The proof uncovered a number of pictures of Montoya and his accomplices individually posing with weapons. Different proof confirmed he had accessed social media posts or chats about medicine.
Within the selfie video through which Montoya examined his pimples and expressed frustration together with his pimples, he additionally advised the digital camera, “Very not too long ago, I escaped a SWAT raid.”
As he pointed on the lens, he positioned his fingers into the form of a gun. “Younger felon on the run,” he mentioned, explaining how he hid in a sewer system to keep away from the police. On the time, he was additionally on the run from the Division of Youth Providers.
A special social media video recovered by police and obtained by the Drawback Solvers seems to indicate Montoya in that sewer space whereas he was hiding from police.
“I shot someone not too way back,” he continued. “Did all that sh-t in the middle of a month. All l I’ve been doing is robbing folks.”
Snapchat movies and footage
Police additionally obtained proof from the social media accounts of Montoya’s confederate, then 16-year-old Wilson, each earlier than and after the January 2019 murder.
The Drawback Solvers discovered some Snapchat movies that includes Wilson with youthful children and others through which he’s posing with a gun or simulating capturing a gun together with his fingers.
“It appears to me that these children are fascinated with weapons, they usually don’t assume by their conduct. They assume it’s type of enjoyable to interact in these type of robberies,” Berry mentioned. “It’s simply so unhappy.”
A number of different Snapchat movies present Wilson showing to smoke marijuana, generally with Snapchat filters overlaying elements of his face.
Sentencing for teenagers
Wilson is serving a seven-year Youthful Offender System sentence with a suspended, 35-year sentence on the Colorado Division of Corrections.
Which means Wilson might be launched after seven years if he efficiently participates in and completes a structured jail program designed for high-risk youth and younger adults. Berry mentioned this system consists of vocational and academic parts.
If he fails to finish the seven-year program, he’ll instantly start serving the 35-year jail sentence.
Berry mentioned she didn’t advocate for Wilson to have a chance within the Youthful Offender System. “We advocated for a Division of Corrections sentence for him,” she mentioned, explaining that the choose decided the ultimate sentence.
“Seven years for being concerned in a homicide of a person is a little bit robust to swallow, however that’s what our legislature has mentioned is accessible in these circumstances,” Berry mentioned. “Youthful Offender System is accessible for younger grownup offenders or juveniles charged as adults.”
On Sunday, fans will be treated to a head-to-head contest between two rapidly emerging offensive powerhouses, both of whom are bonafide Rookie of the Year contenders. Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix and Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers found new homes with consecutive picks during last April’s NFL draft, and since then, they’ve performed exceptionally well in the pro ranks.
Nix is firmly on the radar of Raiders head coach Antonio Piece, but that’s even more true after yet another award-winning performance last week.
“He was a winner as a freshman. He was a winner as a six-year player,” Pierce noted of Nix. “All he does is win, come in the league. Won the quarterback battle there in Denver. Maybe they were keeping them tight on the leash early on, and now they’re not. He has full control that offense. You can see that Sean Payton gives him opportunities to audible and make some adjustments. He’s making throws, he’s running with his legs, he’s taking care of the football, and he’s winning. That’s all you can ask for from a rookie.”
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Nix presents a clear and present danger to the Raiders’ chances of squeezing out what would be only their third win of their massively disappointing season. Stopping the impressive rookie is proving to be another matter entirely for NFL defenses, especially one with a badly beaten-up roster like the Raiders.
“This is crazy,” Raiders linebacker Divine Deablo said via ESPN‘s Paul Gutierrez. “I’ve never seen this amount of injuries on any team I’ve been on.”
This week, Broncos head coach Sean Payton has pumped the brakes a little on the burgeoning hype exploding around Nix. That being said, you get the distinct feeling that Payton is more than comfortable unleashing Nix’s full array of talents at his disposal. Confidence is growing in Nix, and that’s been reflected in how Payton has opened up the playbook for his first-year signal-caller.
The juices are flowing, and Payton may have found an answer in dynamic second-year receiver Marvin Mims Jr. The mystical “joker” role within the Broncos offense seems to have been filled.
“I think we always gotta be saying, ‘Hey, are we doing everything we can to highlight his strengths?’ And so, yeah, I don’t know if he’s got the ‘joker’ tattoo, but he might be invited to the club,” Payton said via Andrew Mason.
When push comes to shove, if Nix plays lights out again, an easy win might come Denver’s way, but stopping Bowers would also ensure the victory and help in the race for Rookie of the Year honors. Payton is already on high alert, but it was also tinged with a bit of football envy when he illustrated Bowers’ “joker” abilities.
“Someone had a really good vision for him and you see all the ‘Joker’ traits, means and change of direction,” Payton said of Bowers. “It can’t be a little. It’s a high-end receiving trait and he can move, he can be outside and he can run a route tree maybe different than most tight ends.”
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Associated Press
New York Knicks (9-7, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (9-6, fifth in the Western Conference)
Denver; Monday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets host the New York Knicks in a non-conference matchup.
The Nuggets have gone 5-3 at home. Denver ranks sixth in the Western Conference with 12.0 offensive rebounds per game led by Jokic averaging 4.4.
The Knicks are 4-5 in road games. New York ranks seventh in the Eastern Conference allowing only 112.4 points while holding opponents to 47.3% shooting.
The Nuggets are shooting 47.8% from the field this season, 0.5 percentage points higher than the 47.3% the Knicks allow to opponents. The Knicks average 14.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.2 more made shots on average than the 13.1 per game the Nuggets allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Michael Porter Jr. is averaging 18.6 points and 7.1 rebounds for the Nuggets.
Jalen Brunson is averaging 25.1 points and 7.4 assists for the Knicks.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nuggets: 7-3, averaging 118.4 points, 45.5 rebounds, 31.6 assists, 8.7 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 49.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.7 points per game.
Knicks: 6-4, averaging 120.3 points, 42.9 rebounds, 29.9 assists, 6.7 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 50.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.5 points.
INJURIES: Nuggets: Aaron Gordon: out (calf), DaRon Holmes II: out for season (achilles), Vlatko Cancar: out (knee).
Knicks: Precious Achiuwa: out (hamstring), Miles McBride: day to day (knee), Mitchell Robinson: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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