In a Douglas County courtroom, loved ones of Lt. Col. Matthew Anderson delivered heartbreaking impact statements, asking the judge to deliver a harsh sentence for the man who killed their husband and father.
The U.S. Air Force colonel and father of four was killed by a drunk driver in 2024 while their family was stopped at a gas station.
In April, the jury found Paul Stephenson guilty of first-degree murder and driving under the influence, among other charges. On Thursday, a judge sentenced Stephenson to life in prison, plus 92 years.
In court, Anderson’s wife said she and her four children were traumatized by the violent and preventable death of their father. She spoke about how she will never get to grow old with Matt, how he won’t be there for his children’s weddings and graduations, and how her youngest won’t have any memories of him…