CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — A man who fired at officers during a high-speed chase that stretched from Thornton to Castle Rock was sentenced Friday to 64 years in prison.
Kyle Williamson, 33, pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree assault in connection with the 2023 pursuit.
On the morning of Oct. 11, 2023, Thornton police attempted to stop a Chevrolet Silverado that was spray-painted and displayed tags from a different truck, according to a release from the 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office.
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Inside the truck was Williamson, who was on parole, and his wife, Hannah Woolard.
While police chased the couple, Williamson leaned out of the truck's driver's side window and fired multiple shots at officers, the release said. Thornton officers called off the pursuit near Interstate 25 and Ridgegate Parkway.
Douglas County deputies then began to pursue the truck and tried deploying a tire deflation device, according to the release. In an attempt to evade deputies, Williamson drove over a sidewalk and through some landscaping before crashing into a 7-Eleven store in Castle Rock.
The store clerk and a customer who were inside the store at the time were not hurt, the release said.
Williamson ignored commands to put his hands up and pointed a gun at a deputy, according to the release. Two deputies opened fire, striking Williamson multiple times. Woolard was not hit.
No officers or deputies were injured.
Woolard pleaded guilty earlier this year to being an accessory to a crime and was sentenced on Aug. 5 to three years in community corrections.
On Friday, Williamson received a 16-year sentence for each count of first-degree assault, for a total of 64 years. He was also ordered to serve three years of parole.
"This case highlights the inherently dangerous job our law enforcement partners do when conducting traffic stops,” Chief Deputy District Attorney Jake Adkins said. “This defendant only cared about getting away that night and he showed no regard for the safety of the public or officers.”
Williamson was released on parole in 2022 after being sentenced in 2011 to attempted sexual assault and child abuse causing serious bodily injury.
The 18th Judicial District’s Critical Incident Response Team found the actions of all law enforcement officers who fired at Williamson were justified.