CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (KDVR) — A Bennett man will spend the next two decades in prison after a violent attack on his wife, case prosecutors said nearly turned deadly.
The sentencing also highlights the impact of a relatively new Colorado law requiring many violent offenders to serve most of their prison sentences before becoming eligible for parole.
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Joseph Rivera, 43, was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of first-degree assault by strangulation.
According to prosecutors with the 23rd Judicial District Attorney’s Office, the attack happened in July 2025 at the couple’s home in Bennett during a domestic dispute…