Overview
- The Adams County jury’s verdict Monday found Sayers guilty of second-degree murder, tampering with physical evidence, and attempted tampering in the 2024 killing of Malcolm Watson.
- Prosecutors said Sayers walked up to Watson at his five-year-old son’s birthday party at Pioneer Park in Commerce City in August 2024 and shot him at close range.
- Investigators say the murder weapon was an unrecovered “ghost gun,” meaning an untraceable firearm built from a kit or 3‑D printed parts.
- Defense lawyers said Sayers did not fire the shots as police reported the unregistered handgun found on him was not the weapon used.
- Prosecutors argued a revenge motive tied to the 2023 killing of Sayers’ son, a case that saw an arrest later dismissed, and Watson’s girlfriend said the verdict brought some relief as the case moves to a July 24 sentencing.