Man gets life in prison for fatal Adams County stabbing at Family Dollar Store

A man convicted earlier this month of murder in a fatal stabbing at a Family Dollar Store in Adams County nearly a decade after the crime will spend the rest of his life in prison according to court records Adams County District Court Judge Jeffrey Ruff sentenced Anthony Dennis Grayson to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Tuesday a mandatory sentence for first-degree murder An Adams County jury convicted Grayson on that charge on July after a four-day trial The affair was delayed because of questions surrounding Grayson s competency Grayson was ultimately ascertained competent and chose to represent himself at trial according to a news release from the th Judicial District Attorney s Office Adams County sheriff s deputies responded to the Family Dollar Store at Pecos Street at about p m on Sept When they arrived they located the manager Alejandro Alvear had been stabbed multiple times Alvear died from his injuries at the hospital sheriff s executives mentioned Related Articles Colorado Springs agrees to settle Taser death for million Aurora dentist guilty in wife s poisoning murder will spend rest of life in prison Man who attempted to kidnap Westminster learner gets years in prison Aurora dentist charged with poisoning wife spent days killing her prosecutors say What to know about the trial of a Colorado dentist accused of poisoning his wife Grayson explained investigators that the stabbing started as a confrontation over items he had bought The case was caught on the store s surveillance video Observers stated deputies Grayson demanded money back from Alvear and threatened to stab him if he refused according to the news release A review hearing is scheduled for Dec Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day