{"id":20985,"date":"2025-04-25T21:34:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T21:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/colorado-jury-finds-joseph-koenig-guilty-of-first-degree-murder-in-deadly-rock-throwing-trial\/"},"modified":"2025-04-25T21:34:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T21:34:48","slug":"colorado-jury-finds-joseph-koenig-guilty-of-first-degree-murder-in-deadly-rock-throwing-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/colorado-jury-finds-joseph-koenig-guilty-of-first-degree-murder-in-deadly-rock-throwing-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado jury finds Joseph Koenig guilty of first-degree murder in deadly rock-throwing trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Jurors have delivered a guilty verdict for first-degree murder for Joseph Koenig, the Colorado man accused of throwing a rock through the windshield of\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/colorado\/news\/alexa-bartell-murder-arrests-arvada-rock-throwing-attacks-colorado\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Alexa Bartell&#8217;s moving vehicle<\/a><\/span>, killing her. Deliberations began Thursday, with the jury returning the verdict less than two hours after returning to deliberate on Friday morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2023\/04\/26\/e4e2487e-bb69-4017-bf1f-96feab349c47\/thumbnail\/620x349\/513905b91dd55b35f091980ea677e086\/joseph-koenig.jpg?v=8e9dede207b29c97b32974c53e32aabc#\" alt=\"joseph-koenig.jpg \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2023\/04\/26\/e4e2487e-bb69-4017-bf1f-96feab349c47\/thumbnail\/620x349\/513905b91dd55b35f091980ea677e086\/joseph-koenig.jpg?v=8e9dede207b29c97b32974c53e32aabc 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2023\/04\/26\/e4e2487e-bb69-4017-bf1f-96feab349c47\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/e217bb0c7ea2d7d7ade4ff7820f7a699\/joseph-koenig.jpg?v=8e9dede207b29c97b32974c53e32aabc 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">\u00a0 Joseph Koenig<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Jefferson County<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Koenig was charged with first-degree murder in Bartell&#8217;s death, as well as nine additional criminal counts of attempted first-degree murder for allegedly throwing rocks at other vehicles. There were also three counts of second-degree assault and six counts of attempted second-degree assault for a total of 19 counts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The jury returned guilty verdicts on all charges, although some were downgraded to lesser charges, including one count of attempted first-degree murder that was downgraded to attempted second-degree murder. Two counts of attempted first-degree murder were downgraded to attempted reckless manslaughter, and another count was downgraded to reckless endangerment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All counts of second-degree assault were downgraded to third-degree assault. Some of the counts of attempted second-degree assault were downgraded to attempted third-degree assault.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/colorado\/news\/joseph-koenig-trial-witnesses-testify-colorado-rock-throwing\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">testified last week<\/a><\/span>, sharing their experiences that night as they became victims of the rock-throwing attacks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/04\/22\/4576e6cf-5bd1-4394-9d6a-d75c84244636\/thumbnail\/620x349\/c6726798be02cbaedef5ab37fa9eecbf\/broken-glass.png?v=8e9dede207b29c97b32974c53e32aabc#\" alt=\"broken-glass.png \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/04\/22\/4576e6cf-5bd1-4394-9d6a-d75c84244636\/thumbnail\/620x349\/c6726798be02cbaedef5ab37fa9eecbf\/broken-glass.png?v=8e9dede207b29c97b32974c53e32aabc 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Two co-defendants, Nicholas &#8220;Mitch&#8221; Karol-Chik and Zachary Kwak, <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/colorado\/news\/second-3-suspects-colorado-rock-throwing-death-pleads-guilty\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">pleaded guilty<\/a><\/span>\u00a0last year for their roles in the 2023 attack. Last week, both men <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/colorado\/news\/testify-colorado-rock-throwing-attack-trial-joseph-koenig\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">testified<\/a><\/span>\u00a0against Koenig as part of their plea agreements. Both claimed that it was Koenig who <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/colorado\/news\/joseph-koenig-trial-alexa-bartell-rock-throwing-death-colorado-testify\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">threw the rock<\/a><\/span>\u00a0that killed Bartell. The defense questioned Karol-Chik&#8217;s testimony, pointing to previous interviews where he claimed Kwak had thrown the last rock of the night.<\/p>\n<p>Koenig did not testify. Instead, his defense called <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/colorado\/news\/colorado-rock-throwing-trial-behavioral-researcher-testify\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">behavioral health researcher<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and Temple University professor Laurence Steinberg to the stand. The defense stressed that Koenig wasn&#8217;t fully aware of the consequences of his actions. Steinberg was cross-examined for several hours as District Attorney Katharine Decker sought to establish that adolescents are capable of impulse control and logical reasoning.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/04\/24\/b697c371-56fd-444e-b42d-2e41afa52684\/thumbnail\/620x349\/301f9a01a6e5b9a05de97cb1f8604845\/karol-chik-and-kwak.png?v=8e9dede207b29c97b32974c53e32aabc#\" alt=\"karol-chik-and-kwak.png \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/04\/24\/b697c371-56fd-444e-b42d-2e41afa52684\/thumbnail\/620x349\/301f9a01a6e5b9a05de97cb1f8604845\/karol-chik-and-kwak.png?v=8e9dede207b29c97b32974c53e32aabc 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Nicholas &#8220;Mitch&#8221; Karol-Chik (left) and Zachary Kwak (right)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Koenig&#8217;s trial, initially scheduled to begin last summer, was <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/colorado\/news\/trial-begins-joseph-koenig-suspect-accused-deadly-colorado-rock-throwing-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">delayed<\/a><\/span> for a court-ordered evaluation after his attorneys raised concerns about an ADHD diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p>Closing arguments were heard Thursday morning. The defense asserted that what Koenig did was manslaughter, not murder.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Did he make a lot of bad decisions? Yes. Knowingly and intentionally,&#8221; one prosecutor said.<\/p>\n<p>Koenig&#8217;s defense didn&#8217;t argue that he didn&#8217;t commit a crime but pleaded that the jury find him guilty of a reckless manslaughter charge.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You&#8217;re right. What Joe Koenig did was a crime. He is guilty. We&#8217;re asking you to find him guilty of what he did.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/04\/25\/0874a559-1659-426b-8b84-be2d39920187\/thumbnail\/620x413\/a7899dc827827a000c6327ba28028f3c\/ap25114668250271.jpg?v=8e9dede207b29c97b32974c53e32aabc#\" alt=\"Rock Through Windshield Death \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/04\/25\/0874a559-1659-426b-8b84-be2d39920187\/thumbnail\/620x413\/a7899dc827827a000c6327ba28028f3c\/ap25114668250271.jpg?v=8e9dede207b29c97b32974c53e32aabc 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/04\/25\/0874a559-1659-426b-8b84-be2d39920187\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/03aa278a64f28b1a337689a9184c43ad\/ap25114668250271.jpg?v=8e9dede207b29c97b32974c53e32aabc 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">FILE &#8211; Defendant Joseph Koenig listens listens to district court judge Christopher C. Zenisek during an arraignment in Jefferson County district court on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, in Golden, Colo.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                AAron Ontiveroz \/ AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sentencing for Koenig has been scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on June 3. Victims and their families are expected to speak at the sentencing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sentencing hearings for Karol-Chik and Kwak have been scheduled for next week, May 1 and May 2, respectively, after the verdict in Koenig&#8217;s trial.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/search\/author\/christa-swanson\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Christa  Swanson<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Christa Swanson is a Digital Media Producer at CBS Colorado in Denver.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async 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