DENVER (KDVR) — A Denver man was sentenced to five years in a halfway house on Friday after he was found guilty of felony stalking of his estranged wife and violating a protection order.
Taylor Warford, 33, was sentenced to five years in community corrections. The 23rd Judicial District Attorney’s Office said it argued for a “much stricter sentence of eight years in the Department of Corrections,” but said a judge overruled that argument.
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Prosecutors called Warford’s actions that led to the charges and sentencing “disturbing,” noting that at the time in 2023, he had been on probation for domestic violence against her in Jefferson County.
Investigators say Warford started his crime spree by placing a GPS tracking device on his estranged wife’s vehicle, then repeatedly threatened to kill her and her child. The victim, who has been identified as Amy Goggins, relocated to Castle Rock after Warford was convicted of domestic violence, which the 23rd District Attorney’s office said was an effort to escape the abuse…