Colo. man convicted of fatally shooting sleeping son, sentenced to life in prison
By APWednesday, March 31, 2010
Colo. man convicted of killing sleeping son
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — A Grand Junction man has been convicted of killing his 13-year-old son while the boy slept at their home.
A Mesa County jury deliberated for about two hours before convicting 53-year-old Allen Grabe of first-degree murder and child abuse resulting in death on Wednesday. A judge immediately sentenced Grabe to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Prosecutors say Grabe shot his son nine times on September 2008 and claimed that his son was “going home to God.”
Grabe’s attorney told jurors his client “was engulfed in an unreal reality.” Grabe pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. But prosecutors say Grabe acted deliberately.
Grabe’s attorneys are planning to appeal.
Information from: The Daily Sentinel, www.gjsentinel.com
