DeJuan Stamps Will Serve Life Plus 24-Years for Beating Death of Good Samaritan

DENVER—Denver District Court Judge Michael Vallejos today sentenced DeJuan Stamps (age 30) to life plus 24-years for the beating death of James Farmer Jr.. Mr. Farmer was hailed as a hero for dying while defending two teenagers whom Stamps randomly attacked on June 16, 2017.

After Stamps first assaulted the two teen victims (a male and a female) and inflicted serious bodily injury, Farmer intervened. Stamps then repeatedly struck Farmer to death in the 2400 block of Curtis Street. As Denver Police Officers responded to a report of an assault in progress, Stamps also charged at the officers and a brief struggle ensued until Stamps was subdued and arrested.

In March, a jury also found Stamps guilty of two counts of assault in the first degree (F3) for the attack on the male teenager, one count of assault in the second degree (F4) for the attack of the Denver Police Officer, and two counts of assault in the third degree (M1) for the attacks on a paramedic and the female teenager.

Denver District Court judge Michael Vallejos handed down today’s sentence of life plus 16 years for the assault on the teenagers and eight years for assaulting the police officer. The sentences are to run consecutively.

-30-