A man who pleaded guilty to a 2023 murder in Cheesman Park was sentenced to 45 years in prison Thursday.
Armoni Angelo Patterson, 25, pleaded guilty in July to charges of conspiracy to commit murder in the death of Michael Milligan, 28. His co-defendant Travis Jackson, 41, was convicted at trial of first-degree murder and first-degree assault.
Patterson and Jackson killed Milligan in the evening of Nov. 30, 2023 during a marijuana deal, according to Patterson’s arrest affidavit. Milligan was shot after he attempted to drive away from the deal after he believed Jackson and Milligan planned to rob him of four pounds of marijuana, according to Denver Police Department investigators…