Jason Cisneros, Crime Spree, Colorado 2025

A 34-year-old Denver man has been sentenced to 144 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release for a violent crime spree that left a trail of victims in his wake.

Jason Cisneros pleaded guilty to one count of using a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and one count of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado.

The crime spree began on the afternoon of March 1, 2025, when Cisneros stole a case of beer from a Denver area convenience store. When the store manager confronted him outside of the store, Cisneros showed the manager a 9mm firearm in his waistband and sped away from the scene.

A short time later, Cisneros’ car broke down. The defendant got out of his stalled car and carjacked a vehicle from a woman who was loading her grandchildren into the car at the time. Cisneros took the car and sped away from that scene, but a short time later ran a red light and hit another car that contained two adults and three children.

The defendant fled that scene on foot. He then approached a parked vehicle with his firearm brandished and opened a third victim’s driver door, pulled her out by her hair, and fled in that vehicle. Officers pursued Cisneros into downtown Denver until they were able to apprehend him near 14th and Blake.

Inside the last stolen car, police found the loaded 9mm handgun with a live round in the chamber. ‘This man went on a rampage across Denver and left a trail of victims in his wake,’ said United States Attorney for the District of Colorado Peter McNeilly.

‘I am grateful to our law enforcement partners and the federal prosecutor who stopped his crime spree and made sure he no longer poses a danger to the community,’ McNeilly added.

United States District Judge Regina M. Rodriguez presided over the sentencing.

The investigation was handled by the FBI Safe Streets Task Force and the Denver Police Department. The prosecution was handled by Assistant United States Attorney Brian Dunn.

Cisneros will serve 144 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release.

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