{"id":495425,"date":"2022-09-23T19:57:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T16:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/denver-man-found-guilty-in-isabella-thallas-murder\/"},"modified":"2022-09-23T19:57:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T16:57:58","slug":"denver-man-found-guilty-in-isabella-thallas-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/denver-man-found-guilty-in-isabella-thallas-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"#Denver man found guilty in Isabella Thallas&#8217; murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dfd365d76c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dfd365d76c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/denver-man-found-guilty-in-isabella-thallas-murder\/#%E2%80%9CDenver_man_found_guilty_in_Isabella_Thallas_murder%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Denver man found guilty in Isabella Thallas&#8217; murder&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CDenver_man_found_guilty_in_Isabella_Thallas_murder%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Denver man found guilty in Isabella Thallas&#8217; murder&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A Denver man has been found guilty of murder for using an AK-47 to shoot and kill a 21-year-old woman after her dog defecated outside his apartment.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Close, 38, had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, but a jury on Thursday convicted him in the shooting after concluding that he knew what he was doing when he gunned down Isabella Thallas and wounded her boyfriend, Darian Simon, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2022\/09\/22\/isabella-thallas-murder-michael-close-guilty\/\">the Denver Post reported.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Denver DA Beth McCann said in a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denverda.org\/news-release\/denver-jury-finds-michael-close-guilty-of-murdering-isabella-thallas-in-ballpark-area-shooting-incident\/\">prepared statement <\/a>that she was \u201cdelighted\u201d that her office was able to get justice for the victims.  <\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors alleged that Close had gotten into a \u201cverbal exchange\u201d with Thallas and Simon as they were encouraging their dog, Rocko, to relieve itself in a rock garden outside Close\u2019s apartment on Huron Street near Coors Field on June 10, 2020.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/denver-murder-over-dog-137.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Thallas was shot in the back with an AK-47 as she and her boyfriend were walking their dog next to Close's apartment. \" class=\"wp-image-23982926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/denver-murder-over-dog-137.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/denver-murder-over-dog-137.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/denver-murder-over-dog-137.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Isabella Thallas was shot in the back with an AK-47 as she and her boyfriend were walking their dog next to Michael Close\u2019s apartment. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">GoFundMe<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Close yelled out the window at the couple as they urged the pup to \u201cgo potty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you going to train that f\u2013king dog or just yell at it?\u201d Close said, according to Denver police homicide investigator Joseph Trujillo.<\/p>\n<p>Close then grabbed the AK-47, which he had taken from a friend who was a Denver police sergeant, and fired 24 shots.<\/p>\n<p>Thallas was struck in the back and died at the scene just two days after celebrating her birthday. Her boyfriend was wounded in the leg and buttocks. <\/p>\n<p>After the shooting, Close got into his Mercedes SUV with the AK-47 and a handgun and fled, but was busted during a traffic stop later that day. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/denver-murder-over-dog-140.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Close had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, but the jury concluded that he knew what he was doing when he opened fire on the victims. \" class=\"wp-image-23982950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/denver-murder-over-dog-140.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/denver-murder-over-dog-140.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/denver-murder-over-dog-140.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Close had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, but the jury concluded that he knew what he was doing when he opened fire on the victims. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Denver District Attorney&#8217;s Office<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Close\u2019s public defender, Sonja Prins, said he had suffered a mental breakdown, claiming an abusive childhood, a string of job losses, a breakup and the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to his poor mental health at the time of the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Close cried as the verdict was announced after less than a day of deliberations, as did members of Thallas\u2019 family who attended the hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Thallas\u2019 mother, Anna Thallas, said afterward that she felt numb.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/denver-murder-over-dog-141.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Thallas had just celebrated her 21st birthday two days before she was killed during an argument over her dog's bowel movement. \" class=\"wp-image-23982971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/denver-murder-over-dog-141.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/denver-murder-over-dog-141.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/denver-murder-over-dog-141.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Thallas had just celebrated her 21st birthday two days before she was killed during an argument over her dog\u2019s bowel movement. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been waiting two and a half years for this day and what h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened in there just went by \u2026 almost as fast as my daughter was slaughtered,\u201d she said through tears. \u201cAnd our lives were changed forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ana later tweeted that hearing the handcuffs click \u201cwas music to my ears.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Isabella\u2019s father, Joshua Thallas, told reporters outside the courtroom that \u201cthere is no justice in this\u201d compared to the amount of loss caused by Close\u2019s \u201cpoor choices.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Close faces a mandatory life term when he\u2019s sentenced on Nov. 4.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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