Two Colorado men have been sentenced for their roles in the 2023 murder of Wheat Ridge jewelry store owner Peter Arguello. Charles Shay and Michael James McCormack were both convicted in separate trials and sentenced to lengthy prison terms.
According to investigators, the robbery occurred on Nov. 29, 2023, when the men entered Peter Damian Fine Jewelry & Antiques in Wheat Ridge. They said that during the robbery, Arguello was kidnapped, assaulted and shot and killed by Shay.
Shay was convicted in August by a Jefferson County jury on 10 counts, including first-degree murder. He was later determined to be a habitual criminal under Colorado law based on six prior felony convictions, according to the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office.
On Sept. 10, Shay was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole plus 120 years…