The man who led police on a dangerous car chase that was broadcast on live television will be sentenced on Friday.
Ryan Stone, 30, is scheduled to be sentenced in Douglas County District Court. In April, Stone was including and first-degree assault.
A Douglas County jury convicted Stone for his part in a 2014 chase during which he hit state . The trooper tried to deploy a device to deflate tires on Stone’s vehicle.
Stone reached speeds of 100 mph during the 90-minute chase. He stole an SUV — carrying a 4-year-old boy buckled into a car seat — from a Longmont gas station. Stone before the chase was over and left the scene of multiple accidents.
The jury also found Stone guilty of leaving the scene of the accident, robbery, child abuse and motor vehicle theft. He was found not guilty of one count of second-degree kidnapping and one count of attempted robbery.
Stone faces 64 to 100 years in prison.
The sentencing hearing is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. in front of District Court Judge Paul King.
Jordan Steffen: 303-954-1794, jsteffen@denverpost.com or @jsteffendp
