Mann was sentenced to prison in 2022 for stabbing a Wheat Ridge police officer

GOLDEN, Colo. — A Colorado family is feeling some isolation but also the ongoing struggle for recovery after a man was sentenced to prison Thursday for stabbing a Wheat Ridge police officer multiple times in 2022.

Andre Deshawn Jones, 32, was sentenced to 32 years in prison for multiple charges related to the attempted murder of Wheat Ridge Police Officer Allan Fischer in 2022, plus three years for an assault on a Jefferson County deputy while in 2023 imprisonment was.

Man sentenced to 32 years in prison for stabbing Wheat Ridge police officer 12 times

The Jefferson County courtroom was packed for Thursday’s sentencing and two additional courtrooms were opened to accommodate Fischer’s family, friends and colleagues.

The charges are dated April 13, 2022. At approximately 1 a.m. that day, Wheat Ridge police responded to 1100 W. 44th Avenue after receiving a report of a suspicious U-Haul hitting a fence at Prospect RV Park had. Two officers approached the driver, who then stabbed Fischer multiple times in the neck, chest and back.

The other officer was able to take the suspect, later identified as Jones, into custody. Police provided Fischer with medical care before paramedics arrived and took him to the hospital, where he underwent surgery. He was released from the hospital the following day.

Watch his celebrated discharge from the hospital in April 2022 in the video below.

Wheat Ridge officer stabbed while responding to call released from hospital

Fischer returned to work in October 2022.

After a six-day trial, jurors deliberated for less than four hours in August before finding Jones guilty of attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault (threatening a police officer with a deadly weapon) and first-degree assault (intentional bodily harm). deadly weapon), first-degree grand theft motor vehicle and resisting arrest.

At his sentencing Thursday, he also pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree assault on a peace officer. This charge stemmed from his attack on a Jefferson County Jailer while he was in custody in September 2023.

Prior to the sentencing, several people, including Fischer’s family members, provided victim impact statements. Many of them recalled learning about the incident and described the impact it had had on them over the years.

Kathleen Fischer, his wife, said her husband loved his job and she was proud of him, even despite the sacrifices the job required. She remembered the night she learned he had been stabbed twelve times and how her life had changed since then.

“Judge, my daughters and I received a life sentence without parole because of Mr. Jones’s actions that night, so I ask that you sentence Mr. Jones to the maximum sentence,” she said.

Her two daughters, Jordan Fischer and Kylee Fischer, were also heard in court. Jordan Fischer wrote a letter that was read aloud and Kylee Fischer spoke in person. Both are currently police officers.

“Now when I’m sent to a knife attack, I always think about my father’s incident. “Whenever I see a knife in the kitchen or a pocket knife, my mind always returns to the incident,” said Jordan Fischer. “Judge, my father has been through a lot and he is very lucky that he did not die that night. My father is not the same man he was since the incident occurred. Mr. Jones took a lot not only from my father, but also from my family.”

Kylee Fischer, who now works as a police officer for the Wheat Ridge Police Department, told the court that she started riding with her father as a teenager and was “fascinated by the bravery and respect that job brought.” .

“My father was my hero and I admired everything he stood for,” she said. “Inspired by his example, I made the decision to switch from teacher to police officer myself.”

She said her family was forever changed after her father was injured.

“This trauma will forever remain in my memory and I still have frequent nightmares and the haunting radio traffic from that night replays over and over in my head,” she said. “It has changed the way I perceive the world around me. Your Honor, the suspect robbed me of the day of his career – a career he loved and valued. As police officers, we vow to serve our community, uphold the law, and detain individuals. My father will never have the opportunity to kill my father that night again. The man who came home after this terrible incident is not the same one who went to work with a smile. When you talk to my father now, you can feel the weight of what he lost. It’s the heaviness in his voice, the way his laughter has faded.

She asked the judge to hold Jones accountable and give him the maximum sentence.

Following these statements, Jones issued a brief statement.

“My actions have led me to this day,” he said. “I take responsibility for my own actions.”

The Polish district judge then sentenced Jones to prison.

After leaving the courtroom, Alan Fischer spoke briefly to a group of reporters.

“I hope that my family and I can now move on and not be remembered any more than we already are,” he said, adding that there were times when he doubted whether the case would ever reach a trial and verdict would come.

He loved his job as a patrol officer and while he sometimes feels the desire to return to that role, he said he has a great group of people to work with in the police records department.

“There isn’t really forgiveness. I’m not a bad person. I don’t think badly and I don’t wish people harm,” he said. “But in this case, as I said, it’s more about protecting society in the future. I don’t think he had any remorse at all for what he did. I think he’s just more remorseful because he’s going to prison.”

“I was quite popular with the Wheat Ridge Police Department, but I didn’t know how much,” he continued. “For a long time I was unaware of the impact my incident had on all law enforcement agencies, not just Wheat Ridge, not just Jefferson County… I am not a hero. I just gave it my best ability.”

Wheat Ridge Police Chief Chris Murtha said Fischer is not only still a member of the force, but a member of their family.

“Alan said he wasn’t a hero. Alan is an ordinary guy who does extraordinary things. Just like every other member of this agency and law enforcement,” Murtha said. “I think the message that was sent today is not only does the Wheat Ridge community support us, which they do, but we also feel the support of the entire region. It sends a message to first responders that while there might be negativity in the area, sometimes today is a day when we can say, “Yes, this job is worth it.” I think that’s a validation for Alan’s 20-year-old Time of service when he says that if you cause harm to a first responder, a police officer, you will receive appropriate punishment.”