DENVER — A Denver jury found a man guilty on Friday in connection with the 2023 killing of a 34-year-old man found in the Lincoln Park neighborhood.
According to court documents, 36-year-old Stig Strong was found guilty of:
- First-degree murder after deliberation
- Second-degree murder
- Aggravated robbery
- Second-degree assault causing serious bodily injury
- Second-degree burglary of a dwelling
Just before 7 a.m. on April 18, 2023, Denver Police officers responded to the 1200 block of Mariposa Street for a report of a person down. That’s near the intersection of West 13th Avenue and Mariposa Street.
When officers arrived, they found the body of Johnathan Douglas. He had facial fractures, a number of lacerations and other injuries consistent with blunt force trauma, the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner determined. His pockets were also turned inside out, according to a probable cause statement for Strong’s arrest…