Lakewood police arrested a 41-year-old man in connection with the burglary and murder of an elderly woman in her home this week, according to a news release from the department.
Arthur Joseph Maestas IV was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder, first-degree arson, first-degree burglary and a parole violation.
Lakewood Police Make Arrest in Burglary / Homicide
12/11/25
LK25-036770A man has been arrested following a burglary turned homicide over the weekend that killed an 83-year-old Lakewood woman.
On 12/6/25 at approximately 7:10 P.M., Lakewood Police were called to a home on the…
— Lakewood Police Dept. (@LakewoodPDCO)
On Dec. 6, one of 83-year-old Elizabeth Johnson’s children came to check on her and found her dead inside her home in the 300 block of South Kendall Street in eastern Lakewood. A window had been broken and the home had been ransacked. It also appeared that a fire had been started, according to Lakewood police.
Maestas is being held in the Jefferson County jail. The department didn’t provide further details on how they connected Maestas to the crime.
