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Centennial murder suspect pleads guilty
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Kevin Lyons, accused in doctor’s death and two other shootings, to get life term BY KYLE HARDING KHARDING@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
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Asked how he pleaded to the charge that he murdered Dr. Kenneth Atkinson 13 months ago, Kevin Lee Lyons replied, “guilty, your honor” to Judge Carlos Samour Jr. The 47-year-old Centennial man would repeat “guilty” 15 more times in an Arapahoe County courtroom the afternoon of May 4. He had agreed to a deal that means he will never leave prison for his Lyons actions April 4, 2016, when he not only fatally shot Atkinson but also shot and injured his own wife, Elizabeth Lyons, and another neighbor, Laurie Juergens. In addition to pleading guilty to firstdegree murder in the shooting death of Atkinson, a well-known doctor who lived next door to him in the quiet Homestead Farm II subdivision, Kevin Lyons pleaded guilty to multiple counts of attempted murder, two counts of assault and two crime-of-violence sentencing enhancements.
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