An 18-year-old man was charged Friday with murder in the fatal stabbing of his mother in her Castle Pines apartment, according to court records.
Messiah Williams faces five felony charges, including first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, first-degree assault causing serious bodily injury with a deadly weapon and tampering with evidence, according to court records.
Prosecutors also plan to pursue three violent crime sentence enhancers against Williams, court records show.
Williams was arrested just before 1 a.m. on July 21, when Douglas County sheriff’s deputies found him walking naked a mile south of his mother’s apartment.
His mother, 41-year-old Veronica Ann Davila, had been found dead with multiple stab wounds in that apartment less than two hours earlier, sheriff’s officials said.
A second family member, who told deputies that she had tried to intervene as Williams stabbed Davila, was also stabbed, Douglas County sheriff’s officials said.
Paramedics took her to the hospital in critical condition, but investigators said she is expected to survive.
Davila was already dead when first responders arrived at the apartment in the 1300 block of Sweet River Circle, sheriff’s officials said.
Williams will next appear in court on Oct. 3 for a preliminary hearing, according to court records.
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