Captured! Alleged killers of 16-year-old teen arrested in Thornton
February 19th, 2010
The faces of killers. Antonio Rios, 19, Adrian Quintana, 22, and Lakiesha Vigil, 20 are accused of murdering a 16-year-old teen. They will face charges of 1st degree murder for their heinous act.
Antonio Rios, Adrian Ray Quintana, Lakiesha Vigil (right) did not see the value of human life. An argument at a party led them carry out the heinous murder of Nathan Bozonier over a disagreement at a party.
The three were party to an event that included a vehicle running down Bozonier and a group subsequently beating him to death with an aluminum bat. Earlier this week the car was found at a Commerce City body shop and two teens found the bat in the area near 92nd & Colorado Boulevard.
Gangs are a scourge on society and need to be combated with all our efforts. Whether this was gang on gang violence is irrelevant. These three have committed the ultimate sin and for that justice must be served.
Will Adams County do the right thing and seek the death penalty? Will Colorado have guts enough to ever carry out the sentence?
The answer to the first one is unknown. As for the second, given the track record, Colorado will never make them pay the proper price for their evil actions and that is a shame.
From CBS4:
Antonio Rios, 19, Adrian Quintana, 22, and Lakiesha Vigil, 20, all of Thornton, have been arrested for 1st degree murder. Police said the incident appears to be a gang altercation between two rival groups. There has been no confirmation that the victim was a gang member.
A car ran over Bozonier early Monday morning in a Thornton neighborhood and then, according to witnesses, the people in the car got out and starting beating the 16-year-old.
Bozonier died Monday at the hospital before his family was able to see him.
Witnesses said the car first ran into a cement brick wall. “And then I saw the car hit the kid and drag the kid,” said a witness who didn’t want to be identified.
Witnesses did get a good look at the car and their description helped police find it. Police said the car was parked outside of a Commerce City auto repair shop.
“I actually saw the kid get beat with a baseball bat, an aluminum baseball bat too,” the witness said.
Original ‘rant’ on the topic: Thornton police looking for info on beating death of 16-year-old
Their will be more arrest as this crime unfolds. I am born and raised here and a parent . The party where this happened is a hang out for wanna be gang members and we will be encouraging round the clock surveillance with that home and it’s occupants by the police department and ourselves.
Bottom line is we wont tolerate that here period !
Capitol murder has no limitation and these kid’s will be singing like canaries and slipping up with comments,It’s already happening and names are being dropped very soon this family will get their justice.
Personally ,I will be lobbying for the death penalty on this one. Our Juvenal system here in Colorado is very passive with violent teen offenders with troubled backgrounds and the do good organizations are cash cow’s that supposedly reform them is bologna. I experienced first hand not only funding but supporting what was thought to be a solution but turned out to be a terrible mistake based on the summer of violence here that changed the juvenile law.
This law harms the innocent and petty offense teens and let’s violent youth offenders have big breaks and early release and if history dictates itself these three perps will experience that first hand also.
Kid’s talk and this crime was in cold blood a mob mentality attack. They no matter what the age do not deserve a second chance at life they need to be put to death and at the very least life sentences for all involved.
That is my opinion and I understand and respect yours if other however I’m not debatable on the topic..I’m pro death penalty.
I met this young man’s brother in the street where his little brothers blood stains where and the obvious shoe prints outlining a scuffle with many many people involved. I could not find the words to console such an bereavement the young man’s eyes where filled with a pain that is not consolable……….My our heavenly father shed light on this young man and his family.
- Thornton Resident