Granddaughter Faces Charges In Violent Home Invasion
PARKER, Colo. (CBS4) - A Parker man is recovering from serious injuries after being wounded in a home invasion that his granddaughter allegedly organized.
Donna Gregory, 18, along with three men, faces charges in the crime.
The incident happened on Friday night around midnight in Douglas County at a home on Lost Canyon Trail. Authorities said the four suspects broke through a security gate and then into the home of the man and his wife and then severely beat the man with a flashlight. The man had been sleeping.
Officials with the Douglas County Sheriff's office said the three men -- Dalton Evans, Timothy Jayne and Holden Verdos, all 20 -- were part of a group that formed at a Denver homeless shelter and planned to break into homes. Officials said the men were recruited by Gregory.
After the beating the four people allegedly left the home carrying several valuables, including jewelry.
A few minutes later a deputy captured one of the suspects, who then led them to the other suspects.
"As far as the intent and why and all of that, that's still part of the ongoing investigation," said Douglas County Sheriff's spokesman Ron Hanavan.
All four suspects face charges that include first degree burglary, assault and crimes against an at-risk adult.
Neighbors told CBS4 they have a lot of questions about the crime.
"It's unnerving to have crime come close to you," Chris Russell said. "It's like there is no escape."
Another neighbor told CBS4 the couple is very private.
"The way that the property is structured they are very much isolated and on their own," said Mary, who didn't want her full name included in CBS4's report.
