A jury convicted a 34-year-old Aurora man for beating his grandfather to death after the older man told him to show respect for his grandmother during an argument over some shrimp she planned to prepare.
Jason Vanbommel argued with his grandmother about the shrimp as she was making dinner on Dec. 29, 2015.
“Frans Vanbommel, 84, interceded and told Jason Vanbommel to be respectful of his grandmother,” according to a news release from the Arapahoe County District Attorney’s Office.
The younger Vanbommel flew into a rage, throwing things and yelling profanities, and when his grandfather tried to call 911, he began punching him in the head. When Frans Vanbommel fell to the floor, Jason Vanbommel kicked him in the torso, fracturing his ribs.
The elderly man died in the hospital on Jan. 6.
An Arapahoe County jury found him guilty of reckless manslaughter and first-degree assault of an at-risk adult, among other charges.
At a hearing Tuesday, Judge Phillip Douglass determined that Jason Vanbommel is an habitual criminal, rendering him eligible for enhanced penalties, which could be added to a sentence of up to 48 years in prison.
He is scheduled to be sentenced June 16.
