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Sienna Johnson sentenced in Mountain Vista school plot

Douglas District Court Judge Paul King on Friday sentenced Sienna Johnson, 17, of Highlands Ranch, to five years in the Department of Youth Corrections after she pleaded guilty in a plot against Mountain Vista High School.

On June 7, 2017, Johnson pleaded guilty in juvenile court to conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, a Class 2 felony, for a plan to shoot students at the school. She pleaded guilty in adult court to felony menacing with a real or simulated weapon, a Class 5 felony.

“This agreement strikes the balance of making sure the community is safe but not throwing away the key on Sienna,” said Senior Chief Deputy Jason Siers, who prosecuted the case. “We want her to be successful. But it was a horribly serious case, and we have to have accountability.”

The judge agreed.

“When something like this surfaces, it has to be treated seriously, as it was in this case,” Judge King said. “Plenty of people have tough home lives, and they don’t have thoughts of mass murder.”

Johnson was arrested in December 2015 for her role in a murder plot at her high school in Highlands Ranch and has been in custody ever since.

Her five-year sentence on the conspiracy charge does not include credit for time served.

It will be followed by four years of supervised probation on the menacing charge. If she is not successful during probation, she faces a maximum of six years in the Department of Corrections.

The adult felony conviction will remain on her criminal record.

“This disposition gives this defendant a legitimate chance at a future of being a responsible, law-abiding member of society, while ensuring the community is not put at risk,” said District Attorney George H. Brauchler. “This was no joke or fantasy. This was outrageous behavior demanding of a high level of accountability. The supervision involved gives the juvenile defendant the greatest chance of rehabilitation.”

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Sienna Johnson sentenced in Mountain Vista school plot was last modified: September 13th, 2017 by Eric Ross
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Brooke Higgins sentenced in Mountain Vista plot

Douglas District Court Judge Paul King on Wednesday sentenced Brooke Higgins, 17, of Highlands Ranch, to three years in the Division of Youth Corrections after she pleaded guilty in a plot against Mountain Vista High School.

On Dec. 20, 2016, Brooke Higgins pleaded guilty in adult court to conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, a Class 2 felony, for a plan to shoot students at the school. She also pleaded guilty in a separate juvenile court case to solicitation to commit first-degree murder, also a Class 2 felony, as an aggravated juvenile offender.
Wednesday’s sentence was for the juvenile count.

After Higgins completes her Youth Corrections sentence in the juvenile case, she will serve four years supervised probation with mental health treatment as part of the deferred sentence she entered in the adult case. If she successfully completes this probation sentence, she can seal the adult conviction.

“This agreement provided us the greatest opportunity to get the most public safety and justice for the community. What this defendant did was not just idle chatter,” said District Attorney George H. Brauchler. “At the same time, the agreement offers the best chance for rehabilitation for this defendant, who has accepted responsibility and has earned that chance.”

Higgins was arrested in December 2015 for her role in a murder plot at her Highlands Ranch high school. She has been in custody ever since and will get credit for time served.

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Brooke Higgins sentenced in Mountain Vista plot was last modified: September 13th, 2017 by Eric Ross
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