A teenager was sentenced to seven years in district court — and will be sentenced to three in juvenile court later Wednesday — in connection with a 2020 house fire in Denver's Green Valley Ranch neighborhood that killed a Senegalese family of five.
Siebert, who is now 17 years old, was initially charged with 47 different counts, including first-degree murder, attempted murder, first- and second-degree assault, arson, burglary and conspiracy. In district court in the morning, the defense said Siebert was deeply sorry for what had happened and had stayed patient, resilient and kind throughout the process since his arrest. He has shown the ability to change, the defense said, and has not had any incident reports in detention.
"If he gets out in 10 years, that's fine for him, but what about us? Our family is not coming back," he said. "They killed more than just five people," he continued."They killed a lot of us, too. Now we’re just trying not to think about killing ourselves every single day. But I won’t, because I don’t want to give them another victory. But I’m a dead man. I’m just standing in front of you trying to express myself, but I’m dead without my wife and daughter. I have nothing anymore."
The judge said that both sides had very intelligent attorneys and he had to accept their plea deal, even if the victims' family does not feel it is right. Evidence showed the fire was started with gasoline and surveillance video depicted one of teens carrying a jug to the scene, according to an arrest affidavit. It also showed that the suspects entered the home at some point and gasoline was put on the interior walls on the first floor of the home, according to the affidavit.
Two teens charged as adults in connection to Denver house fire that killed Senegalese family Bui and Seymour were formally charged as adults in early February 2021. They faced the same 60 counts, which includes five counts of first-degree murder after deliberation, five counts of first-degree murder , five counts of felony murder, multiple counts of attempted murder, first-degree assault with a deadly weapon, first-degree arson, burglary and conspiracy, according to the Denver District Court.
7 years. Wow. That's a long time to spend in District Court.
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