A suspect in Colorado viciously beat his 80-year-old landlord when the man asked to be repaid, then used a garden hose to try and to dispose of the evidence.
An Elbert County jury found Daniel Fougner, 65, guilty on Friday of felony assault on an at-risk person and felony tampering with physical evidence, Colorado’s 23rd Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced in a press release. The case stretches back a year to October 2024, occurring outside a residence in Parker, about 25 miles southeast of Denver.
Fougner was “temporarily staying” at the home of the victim, who authorities noted was 15 years Fougner’s senior. The two men were outside of the home when a “dispute over money Fougner owed” broke out. Then came the alleged violence…