A 37-year-old man will spend life in prison after murdering a woman who worked for Denver Public Schools for more than 20 years.
A Denver District Court jury found Donte Ellis guilty of first-degree murder in the death of 43-year-old Shayna Johnson Monday after a five-day trial, according to a news release from the Denver District Attorney’s Office.
Johnson was Ellis’ girlfriend and had worked for the Denver Public Schools for over 23 years, according to her obituary. She began as a special education teacher and later became a restorative practice coordinator with Castro Elementary School…