Three high school seniors have been arrested and charged with first-degree murder with “extreme indifference.” They are the suspects in an alleged rock-throwing spree that killed 20-year-old Alexa Bartell. The crime took place outside Denver on April 19, 2022.
The three named suspects are Joseph Koenig, Nicholas “Mitch” Karol-Chik, and Zacharythe Kwak, who are all 18 years old.
According to the Jefferson County Sheri’s Office, the three suspects threw large landscaping rocks at least seven vehicles. And hit an SUV and a minivan, damaging their windshields and driver’s side windows. Two drivers suffered only minor injuries.
Around 10:45 p.m., Bartell was driving along a road in Jefferson County when a large rock went through her front windshield, hitting and killing her, the sheriff’s office said.
It’s unclear which of the men threw the rock that killed Bartell. But according to the sheriff’s office, all three participated in throwing rocks during the hourlong spree.
