DA Michael Allen joins the George Brauchler Show to discuss his re-election campaign, the dangers of criminal justice reform, and the importance of the office.
Club Q shooter Anderson Aldrich was sentenced to 2,000-plus years in prison after pleading guilty to more than 50 charges Monday, DA says sentence is longest ever achieved in district
In a post-trial press conference on Monday, 4th Judicial District Attorney Michael Allen joined several city leaders and public safety officials in praising the heroism shown during the Club Q shooting, as well as the law enforcement and prosecutorial efforts that led to Anderson Aldrich pleading guilty to more than 51 charges and being sentenced to five life sentences plus more than 2,000 years in prison, with no possibility of parole or appeal.
But with an emotional and arduous trial behind him, and with Aldrich unlikely to ever leave prison alive, Allen also had some strong words for the Club Q assailant as well as Colorado laws that prevented his office from pursuing the death penalty.
“Today marks an important step in the recovery journey of the victims and family members of the Club Q shooting,” Allen said.
“Five consecutive life sentences – one life sentence for each murder victim …plus 48 years for each person the defendant in this case attempted to murder that night, running consecutively, totaling 2,208 years on top of those five consecutive life sentences. That is the longest sentence ever achieved in the 4th Judicial District.”