Weld County man sentenced to 156 years in prison for shooting at police in 2021
Eight rounds hit a neighbor's house while Miller was firing at officers, with one bullet striking a gas line and seven others hitting the wall of a bedroom where two children slept.
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A Weld County man was sentenced this week to more than 150 years in prison for firing at Eaton police officers in 2021.
A jury on Tuesday convicted Levi Miller, 34, on two counts of attempted first-degree murder after deliberation, two counts of first-degree assault and four counts of attempted first-degree murder with extreme indifference, according to a news release from Weld County District Attorney’s Office.
Weld County Judge Audrey Galloway sentenced Miller to 156 years in prison on Wednesday.
Miller was arrested in 2021 after he fired more than 30 rounds at two police officers who were responding to a domestic dispute call at Miller’s home in the 1200 block of Aspen Court in Eaton on Sept. 24, 2021. Officers fired back at Miller, who was armed with an MK47 rifle with a 100-round drum magazine, prosecutors said.
Eight rounds hit a neighbor’s house while Miller was firing at officers, with one bullet striking a gas line and seven others hitting the wall of a bedroom where two children slept, according to the news release. Miller was struck in the shootout and taken to a local hospital.
Weld County District Attorney Michael Rourke determined the officers were justified in their use of force and cleared them in November 2021 for firing back at Miller, according to the news release.
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