3 arrested in death of Alexa Bartell, Colorado woman struck by rock thrown through car windshield

Three 18-year-old suspects have been arrested in reference to rock-throwing assaults that killed a 20-year-old lady and injured others, the sheriff’s division introduced Wednesday.

Joseph Koenig, Nicholas “Mitch” Karol-Chik and Zachary Kwak have been arrested in a single day of their houses, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Workplace stated in a information launch. The suspects, all from Arvada, are going through costs of first-degree homicide and excessive indifference within the loss of life of Alexa Bartell.

Bartell was driving in Jefferson County final week when suspects threw a big landscaping rock at Bartell’s automobile, the officers stated. The rock went via her windshield, hanging and killing her, the sheriff’s workplace stated. 

Bartell, of Arvada, was on the cellphone with a pal when she was struck, officers stated. The cellphone went silent, and Bartell’s pal was capable of finding her by monitoring the cellphone, police stated. The pal discovered Bartell fatally injured in her automobile, which had pushed off the highway and right into a subject, the sheriff’s workplace stated.

Bartell’s automobile was the final in a collection of automobiles struck by giant landscaping rocks in a spree that started shortly after 10 p.m. final Wednesday night time, in line with authorities. No different incidents have been deadly, however two different individuals have been injured, CBS Colorado reported. It is believed the suspects have been a in shifting automobile when the rocks have been thrown. 

Officers stated it stays unclear “which suspect(s) have been driving all through the spree.” The automobile used was a black 2016 Chevy Silverado. Extra costs are anticipated to be filed.

“This week’s recognition of Crime Victims’ Rights reminds us of the braveness and resilience of crime victims, together with the Bartell household,” the sheriff’s division stated. “They’re our motivation.”

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