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Man convicted for stabbing Adams County magistrate

38-year-old found guilty of first-degree assault, burglary

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A Denver jury convicted a man who stabbed an Adams County magistrate in 2019.

Jose Armenta-Vazquez, 38, was found guilty of criminal attempt to commit murder in the first degree, first-degree assault and first-degree burglary. Armenta-Vazquez was also convicted of the incident being a crime of violence.

Armenta-Vazquez stabbed Magistrate David Blackett with a screwdriver after Armenta-Vazquez attempted to steal items from Blackettap garage.

Armenta-Vazquez’s DNA was found on the screwdriver linking him to the stabbing. His sentencing hearing is set for June 11.

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