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Golden woman sentenced to prison for leaving 87-year-old father on floor for 4 days
Wheat Ridge woman ignites car while her husband is sleeping in it
Abstracted from article on KDVR Fox News 31
February 20, 2017 — Isabella Parker, 48, left her frail father, Ben Parker, on a mat on the floor with no food or water for more than 36 hours while she went to Black Hawk to gamble, according to the First Judicial District Attorney's Office.
The weekly housekeeper found Ben Parker face down on a mat in his bedroom in his home at 1001 18th Street in Golden.
He was dressed only in a shirt and diaper and covered in his own urine and feces, according to prosecutors.
The DA's office said his daughter, Isabella Parker, was his caregiver and knew he was unable to sit up or pull himself up off the floor. He had no food or water and couldn't take his daily medication.
Ben Parker died two months after the incident.
Isabella Parker was found guilty on July 2, 2018, of theft from an at-risk adult, criminal exploitation of an at-risk adult and criminal negligence resulting in serious bodily injury of an at-risk adult. She was sentenced to 10 years in prison September 10, 2018.
District Attorney Pete Weir stated:
“Prison is an appropriate sentence for Ms. Parker. It is unconscionable that a daughter would leave her elderly father in such a dangerous situation. She was gambling in Black Hawk while her father lay helpless, suffering.
With seven prior felony convictions, and only one short prior prison sentence, she has had every chance possible at rehabilitation while under probation supervision.”
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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