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Wheat Ridge woman ignites car while her husband is sleeping in it
Abstracted from article by Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post and various other news articles
July 20, 2017 — Andrea Toni Moreno, 47, and her husband, Darrell Gonzales, were drinking and arguing earlier in the day. Gonzales decided to leave their Wheat Ridge home at 5075 Swadley Street to cool off. After returning, Gonzales discovered he was locked out of the house with his belongings thrown onto the lawn. Gonzales then decided to sleep in his vehicle.
After he went to sleep, Ms. Moreno doused the vehicle with gasoline and then tossed a lighted match on to the car, setting it ablaze while her six-year-old grandson stood beside her.
The Arvada Fire Department spotted the car on fire while responding to an unrelated call around 11:30 PM. They found Mr. Gonzales had escaped from the car and was standing in the garage.
A jury found Andrea Moreno guilty of attempted first-degree murder, fourth-degree arson, child abuse and violation of a protection order. On August 6, 2018, she was sentenced to 10 years in prison for her crimes.
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