Colorado Woman Who Hated Child Predators, Killed and Dismembered a Wanted Sex Offender; Now Sentenced to Life in Prison [Video]

A Colorado woman was sentenced to life in prison for shooting and killing a sex offender before dismembering his body.

On Wednesday, Aug. 21, Deka Simmons, 40, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being found guilty of the 2022 murder of Daxcimo Ceja, according to a press release from the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.

Simmons Had ‘Unrestrained Hatred’ for Child Molesters

According to prosecutor Sharon Flaherty, Simmons had “an unrestrained hatred for anyone who would molest a child.” In her closing argument, she said that Simmons killed 48-year-old Ceja because he had sex with a 17-year-old girl when he was 25 years old.

Authorities said a witness reported Simmons shot and killed Ceja in a garage before dismembering and freezing his body. Ceja had a warrant out for his arrest at the time of his death for failing to register as a sex offender, as reportedby the Colorado Springs Gazette. Simmons was found through DNA she left behind …