Motel Dog Shooting Incident: Woman Gets 10 Years For Robbery

GOLDEN, CO –A woman who pleaded guilty to participating in a motel robbery in Wheat Ridge last year–in which a service dog was shot–was sentenced Nov. 8 in Jefferson County District Court.

Jasmine Nicole Martinez, 23, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for her role in an aggravated robbery at the American Motel in Wheat Ridge in November, 2017, the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office said.

On Nov. 10, 2017, around midnight, Wheat Ridge officers responded to reports of a disturbance and gunshots at the American Motel at 10101 W. 170 Frontage Road.

According to a police affidavit, Jasmine Martinez and co-defendant Jemelle Adams knocked at the door to room 504, giving false names and asking to be admitted. The two women inside the room did not know them and refused to open the door. Adams, armed with a handgun, then broke through the door and demanded "pills and money," prosecutors said. Jasmine Martinez, also entered the room, waving a weapon.

Adams allegedly pistol-whipped the women in the room, then shot one of the women's service dog, 10-year-old "Nalla," who was trying to protect her owner, police said. The dog survived, but its leg was shattered and had to be amputated, police said. Adams and Martinez then took items from the room and left, prosecutors said.

Wheat Ridge police released a video of Martinez and Adams in the hotel hallway hall being followed by the dogs after the robbery. Nalla was limping in the video because she had been shot in the leg at close range, police said.

Martinez pled guilty on Oct. 1 to conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery.

The case against Jemelle Adams is pending. He is being held at the Jefferson County jail on $250,000 bond, the DA's Office said.

Related: Service Dog Shot In Wheat Ridge Hotel Robbery

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