A 95 year old man has been charged with first degree murder after police say he shot and killed a maintenance worker at the Colorado assisted living facility where he lived.
According to police and court records, Okey shot Ricardo in the head on February 3rd as Ricardo arrived for work at Legacy Assisted Living in Lafayette. Police said Okey had accused Ricardo of stealing $200. Authorities say Okey also waved his handgun at two people who tried to help the injured worker. He is charged with first degree murder and two counts of menacing with a weapon.
Investigators said Okey believed workers at the facility had been stealing from him since October 2019, and that he confronted another man about the missing money two days before the shooting.
The Colorado Sun reported that during questioning, Okey told investigators he was sitting in the lobby thinking of ways to get attention and stop the thefts when he saw Ricardo arrive and decided to shoot him. He also claimed employees were drugging him and that his ex wife was helping someone steal from him. Investigators said they found no evidence to support those claims.
Okey appeared in a Boulder court to be advised of the charges. He had not entered a plea, and a hearing was set for May 5th to determine whether there is enough evidence to send the case to trial. The charges are allegations until proven in court.
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