Lakewood police arrested a 41-year-old man and charged him with the burglary and murder of an elderly woman in her home this week, according to a news release from the department.
Arthur Joseph Maestas IV was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree arson, first-degree burglary and a parole violation.
On Dec. 6, one of 83-year-old Elizabeth Johnson’s children came to check on her and found her dead inside her home in the 300 block of South Kendall Street in eastern Lakewood. A window had been broken in and the home had been ransacked. It also appeared that a fire had been started, according to Lakewood police.
Maestas is held in the Jefferson County jail. The department didn’t provide further details on how they connected Maestas to the crime.
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