An Aurora man has been handed a 10-year prison sentence in a burglary case connected to the killing of 16-year-old Audrina Arrington, closing out one piece of a deadly January 7, 2025, home invasion, while two other defendants continue to work through the courts.
9NEWS reported that 35-year-old Cooper Miller pleaded guilty to second-degree burglary of a dwelling and was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison. According to the outlet, prosecutors had previously moved to dismiss second-degree murder counts against Miller and two co-defendants, and Miller’s punishment comes under a plea agreement that left homicide charges off the table.
Police say the fatal shooting unfolded in the early hours of Jan. 7, 2025, during a reported home invasion at an Aurora apartment where several people were inside. Officers found Arrington with a gunshot wound, and she later died at a hospital, officials told Denver7. Investigators have said a physical struggle broke out and multiple shots were fired during the chaos…