DENVER (KDVR) — On Thursday, a 39-year-old man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for assaulting his pregnant ex-girlfriend in 2023.
Tomas Bandera was sentenced to 30 years in the Department of Corrections for first-degree assault – causing serious bodily injury with a deadly weapon as an act of domestic violence following a guilty plea.
The sentence stems from May 26, 2023, when the Adams County Sheriff’s Office was called about an incident of domestic violence at a home along Coronado Parkway.
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According to the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, Bandera assaulted his ex-girlfriend repeatedly. The DA said Bandera also stole her stepmother’s car and ultimately called the police on himself.
Bandera was taken into custody after leading police on a high-speed chase, the DA said.
At that time, the DA said the victim was six months pregnant and the assault caused a premature delivery of the baby. The victim suffered several injuries, but both she and her baby survived.