The Weld County District Attorney’s Office announced on July 3 that a Weld County man was sentenced to an additional 99 years in prison for a sexual assault committed in 2015 outside of Roasty’s Bar in Greeley, in which the man held the victim at gunpoint. Damaige Plascencia was charged with sexual assault, menacing, and kidnapping in 2017 after a DNA match linked him to the crime. Plascencia was not found guilty of these charges until December 2024.
Plascencia was previously sentenced in March 2023 to 26 years to life in prison for a rape he committed after cutting off power to the woman’s home. He was also charged for this crime in 2017 after a DNA match linked him to the crime. In August 2023, Plascencia was sentenced to 20 years to life for a separate sexual assault charge from August 2019 that took place at Lit’l Bit Bar and Grill in Evans. The 2019 assault occurred while Plascencia was out on bond and awaiting trial on the other two cases. The woman was unconscious at the time of the sexual assault.
"Three separate juries in Weld County found this man guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of committing some of the most horrific crimes imaginable," said Chief Deputy District Attorney Arynn Clark. "He is a violent individual who shows no regard for human life and has no place in society. These sentences serve not only as punishment but as a clear message: our community will not tolerate this kind of brutality. We will pursue justice to the fullest extent of the law. Most importantly, this is a message to victims and their families — your safety matters, and your voices have been heard."
Plascencia is now serving three consecutive sentences for a total of 145 years to life. He is 33 years old.
