GOLDEN — Rebecca McKenzie has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for running down her boyfriend and his dog last year, the Jefferson County district attorney’s office said Wednesday.
She pleaded guilty to second-degree assault, cruelty to animals and committing a violent crime.
Investigators said McKenzie, 47, waited outside the Golden apartment where James Anzalone lived. When he came out to walk his dog, Zach, a chow-retriever mix, she ran them down in her sport utility vehicle, injuring them both.
Anzalone suffered a broken leg and cuts and scrapes to his head and face. The dog had a crushed paw.
Anzalone told police that he had earlier asked McKenzie to leave his apartment after he had broken off their courtship because of her heavy drinking.
A witness and a surveillance camera attested that Mc Kenzie’s SUV ran down Anzalone and his dog. Joey Bunch, The Denver Post
