A tow truck driver from Castle Rock has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple felony charges, including motor vehicle theft, forgery and operating a chop shop.
Brian Chacon, 34, operated Eagle Wing Towing out of Aurora and was sentenced by Douglas County Judge Ryan Stuart on Sept. 29 for an auto theft scheme that targeted dozens of unsuspecting vehicle owners across the Denver metro area.
After a Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Auto Theft Unit was assigned to a stolen vehicle case in late 2023, an investigation revealed that between April 2023 and February 2024, Chacon used his tow truck to take unoccupied vehicles and forged ownership documents in order to sell them to salvage yards throughout Douglas County, Aurora and Denver…