US EditionMan Who Threw Rocks at Random Cars Guilty of Murder
- A Colorado jury convicted Joseph Koenig Friday of first-degree murder for killing Alexa Bartell with a large rock thrown from a truck on April 19, 2023.
- This conviction stemmed from a rock-throwing spree by Koenig and two friends targeting passing cars near suburban Denver in 2023.
- Koenig's friends, Zachary Kwak and Nicholas Karol-Chik, pleaded guilty to lesser charges and testified against him during the two-week trial.
- The fatal rock weighed 9.3 pounds, and prosecutors argued the damage was consistent with Koenig throwing it shotput-style from the driver's side.
- Koenig faces a life prison sentence at his June 3 sentencing, while his co-defendants await sentencing under their separate plea agreements.
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Teens' night of rock throwing leads to murder conviction for man, now 20
Three Denver-area teenagers cheered each other during a night of throwing rocks at cars — until one of the stones crashed through a windshield and killed a woman, leading to a murder conviction Friday after the trio turned on one another.Jurors found Joseph Koenig guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Alexa Bartell on April 19, 2023, after the other young men riding with him reached deals with prosecutors and testified against him. Koeni…
Teen Convicted of Murder After Deadly Night of Rock Throwing - Miamistandard News
Golden, Colorado — Three Denver-area teenagers cheered one other on during a night of hurling rocks at automobiles, until one of the stones crashed through a windscreen and killed a woman, resulting in a murder conviction Friday after the trio turned on one another. Jurors judged Joseph Koenig guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of Alexa Bartell on April 19, 2023, after the other young men riding with him negotiated an agreement with pr…
Driver convicted in rock-throwing case
GOLDEN, Colo. — The last of three friends accused of killing a driver in Colorado by throwing a rock through the windshield of her car has been convicted. A jury on Friday found Joseph Koenig guilty of first-degree murder in…
Man Who Threw Rocks at Random Cars Guilty of Murder
A night of rock-throwing in suburban Denver has led to a first-degree murder conviction for the final member of a group of three friends. Jurors had to unravel shifting stories and plea deals before finding Joseph Koenig guilty in the killing of 20-year-old Alexa Bartell, the AP reports. Bartell died...
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