On May 15, 2020, Fletcher Lou Bodnar, 36, of Highlands Ranch was found shot to death inside a residence in the 300 block of Ovida Place in Castle Pines. The house was being used for an illegal marijuana cultivation operation in which Bodnar was financially involved. Dominique Wogan, 35, of Castle Rock, who had been living in the home with the owner’s permission to grow marijuana, was arrested in connection with the killing after Bodnar went to the house to discuss the business.

At trial prosecutors introduced text messages showing Wogan had invited Bodnar to the residence intending to fight, undercutting a defense claim that home-defense law applied because Bodnar was an invited guest. Evidence also showed Wogan, a convicted felon, was prohibited from possessing the firearm used in the shooting. A jury convicted Wogan of second-degree murder, illegal cultivation, possession with intent to distribute, and being a felon in possession of a firearm; a judge sentenced him to 36 years in prison on July 7, 2021. Bodnar’s fiancée delivered an emotional statement at the sentencing about the loss she continues to live with.

If anyone knew Bodnar’s movements that day or has information about the cultivation operation, please share what is known.