DENVER (KDVR) — A teenager who was hours away from his 18th birthday when he attempted to carjack a vehicle that had two children inside was convicted as an adult and sentenced to 16 years in prison, the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced.
Mark Jackson, now 19, pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated robbery, a class four felony, for the Oct. 8, 2024, incident in Aurora, and a judge sentenced him to 16 years followed by three years of mandatory parole, the DA’s office said in a press release Wednesday.
In the October 2024 incident, police received a 911 call from a victim stating two men attempted to carjack him in the 16900 block of East Quincy Avenue…