Denver Man sentenced to 5 years in halfway house in “chilling” Douglas County stalking case
Castle Rock, Colo. (KRDO) -- A 33-year-old Taylor Warford from Denver has been sentenced to five years in community corrections after being found guilty of felony stalking and violating a protection order on his ex-wife.
According to the District Attorney 23rd Judicial District of Colorado, the sentencing came after what officials are calling a disturbing series of actions targeting Warford’s ex-wife while he was on probation for domestic violence against her in Jefferson County.
Investigators say Warford placed an electronic tracker in his ex-wife’s vehicle and threatened to kill both her and her child. Officials say the threats came after Amy Goggins, who separated from Warford in 2023 after her husband’s domestic violence conviction, relocated to Castle Rock to escape the abuse.
According to investigators, police were alerted when Goggins discovered a GPS tracker hidden in her car despite a no-contact order. Authorities say Warford purchased the tracker while still under active probation supervision.
Investigators also mention that family members of Warford contacted the police after he bought five sets of handcuffs and a butane torch using a shared family Amazon account. He reportedly told them he planned to “wipe out” his ex-wife and child.
Goggine told a judge that she still feared for her life and pleaded to have Warford jailed; however, the court ordered five years in community corrections.
“Amy Goggins and her family deserved better,” said Senior Deputy DA Nate Marsh with the 23rd Judicial District Attorney’s Office.
District Attorney George Brauchler agreed.” Warford is a dangerous man, who has proven an unwillingness to abide by the law and the rules of prior courts, and forced a jury to hold him accountable for his felonious conduct. We asked for the maximum prison sentence, because the victim he continues to stalk, and this community deserve protection. Instead, the Court put him back into the community, where he could be released into non-residential status in mere months. Weak laws in Colorado are the norm, but here in Douglas County, our citizens expect their safety to be prioritized. With all the respect due to the Court’s sentence, that did not happen here. I fear a dangerous man is still on the streets.”
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