Two teen boys were charged as juveniles in connection with the fire that killed Kathleen Payton and her 10-year-old daughter Jazmine Payton-Aguayo.
to murder and other charges in connection with a fire that killed a mother and daughter at a Lakewood apartment building in 2022.as juveniles in connection with the fire. One of those boys, now 15, pleaded guilty in July to: One count of attempted first-degree murderTwo aggravated juvenile offender sentence enhancers
Prosecutors said Tuesday that as a result of the plea, the boy was considered an Aggravated Juvenile Offender and faced five to seven years in the. A judge on Tuesday imposed the maximum sentence of seven years, with 113 days of pre-sentence confinement credit. Kathleen Payton, 31, and her 10-year-old daughter, Jazmine Payton-Aguayo, were killed in the fire Oct. 31, 2022 at the Tiffany Square apartments on Sheridan Boulevard. In all, 10 peoplein the fire. Seven people, including a firefighter, were treated and released.
At least 14 apartments were damaged by the fire, and the residents of all 32 units were displaced., a Lakewood Police detective testified the suspects were mad after getting kicked out of an apartment in the complex, and at least one sought retaliation before the fire.
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