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John Swenson Sentenced To Life In Prison For Beating Grandmother To Death In Westminster

WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4)- John Power Swenson was sentenced to life in prison in the beating death of his 75-year-old grandmother. Police were conducting a welfare check when they found her body.

Police in Westminster were called for a welfare check on Linda Shomberg at her apartment in the East Bay Senior Housing complex at 3720 68th Avenue on Dec. 9, 2019.

John Swenson MUG (from DPD)
John Swenson (credit: Denver Police)

When officers arrived, they found Shomberg in a pool of blood on the bedroom floor. She was pronounced dead at Good Samaritan Hospital.

Swenson, 25, was convicted of first-degree murder. Prosecutors say he killed his grandmother after she expressed displeasure in his life choices.

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