JUST IN: A Weld County jury found Steven Pankey guilty of felony murder and second-degree kidnapping in the 1984 killing of 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews.
The jury found Pankey guilty of felony murder , second-degree kidnapping with a deadly weapon and false reporting to authorities . He is scheduled to be sentenced Monday afternoon at 1:30 p.m.This month’s trial was the second for Pankey in the case involving Matthews’ murder and cold case. The first ended last year in a mistrial when the jury could not reach a consensus on most counts, though it felt him guilty of false reporting, a class 3 misdemeanor.
The Greeley Police Department confirmed in September 2019 Pankey was a person of interest. A Weld County grand jury indicted Pankey in October 2020.
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