DENVER (AP) - A Colorado jury has convicted a 38-year-old man of killing a bartender after a brawl in a bar last year.
Prosecutors say Gary L. Wideman was kicked out of the bar in Thornton during a brawl on Aug. 11, 2018 and returned with a gun, shooting 37-year-old bartender Brenda L. Martinez dead and wounding several others.
Wideman has claimed he acted in self-defense.
The Denver Post reports that the Adams County District Court jury deliberated for about two hours Tuesday before returning guilty verdicts for first-degree murder, five counts of attempted first-degree murder and three counts of first-degree assault.
He is scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 7.
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Information from: The Denver Post, http://www.denverpost.com
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