LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Westgate and Hutchinson Elementary Schools are navigating an unthinkable start to the school year after the death of their art teacher, 37-year-old Lindsey Barnett, whose husband has now been arrested and accused of her murder.
Police found Lindsey Barnett dead inside her home on Thursday morning. Her husband, Patrick Theodore Barnett — also known as Ted — now faces a first-degree murder charge as he sits in the Jefferson County Detention Center.
Denver7 Jefferson County reporter Allie Jennerjahn breaks down the arrest affidavit in the video below:
Lakewood school community grieves as teacher’s husband is accused of murder
Word of Lindsey Barnett’s death spread to the school community through an email sent to families. Hutchinson Elementary’s principal remembered Lindsey Barnett as a “sweet soul” with an “extraordinary dedication” to students…