DENVER — A man arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing following a report of a "family disturbance" in northeast Denver in 2022 pleaded guilty Nov. 26 and was immediately sentenced to decades behind bars.
Denver officers responded to the area of 5800 North Biscay Street, which is just north of the Green Valley Ranch neighborhood, around 9:20 p.m. on April 5, 2022.
Once there, officers found a man who had sustained stab wounds. He was declared dead at the scene. The victim was identified as 47-year-old Jeff Berdon. His cause of death was multiple sharp force injuries, according to the coroner's office.
Through their investigation, officers identified 23-year-old Joshua Osiena as the suspect. He was later arrested for investigation of first-degree murder.
On Tuesday, Osiena pleaded guilty to a charge of second-degree murder and as a result, prosecutors dismissed a charge of first-degree murder.
He was immediately sentenced to 30 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections. He was given credit for about two and a half years he's already spent behind bars.
