Boulder County District Attorney Stan Garnett, an outspoken critic of the death penalty, says he’s weighing whether to pursue capital punishment in the death and dismemberment case of Ashley Mead.
“I do strongly oppose the death penalty, but with regards to any individual case I have an obligation as a prosecutor and under the victim right’s act to discuss it with the victim’s family in the case,” Garnett said.
Garnett said he has not had a chance to discuss the matter with Mead’s family, and so he has not yet made a decision about whether to pursue the death penalty against , who was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder and tampering with a deceased human body. Densmore also was charged with tampering with evidence and abuse of a corpse in connection with the death of Mead, who was the mother of his infant daughter.
Mead, 25, was reported missing Feb. 14 along with 1-year-old Winter Daisy Mead. The day after she was reported missing, partial human remains were discovered in Okmulgee, Okla., and later were identified as Mead’s. Police believe the rest of her remains may be in a purple suitcase discarded somewhere between Louisiana and Oklahoma.The baby was found safe in Oklahoma with Densmore. She is now in foster care.
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