7th person arrested for alleged role in Colo. woman’s death

Authorities have arrested a seventh person in connection with the death of a woman who investigators say was killed by a former town board member from Pierce and a group of bikers.

The Weld County Sheriff’s Office says 54-year-old Thomas Vassil was arrested Friday on a charge of conspiring to commit first-degree murder in the September 2015 death of 34-year-old Tera Lewandowski. Her remains were found near Cheyenne, Wyoming.

According to court documents, former Pierce Town Board member Daniel Meyer told authorities he killed Lewandowski after a hit was approved by his biker gang leader over an argument about drugs. The documents also show Lewandowski texted her mother the night before her disappearance, saying “stay by your phone, something might happen tonight.”

It’s unclear if Vassil has hired an attorney.