Husband and Father Who Was ‘Brutally Assaulted’ on Wedding Anniversary Is Taken Off Life Support

Mar. 15, 2025

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A Colorado man who was involved in a “brutal” random attack was taken off life support and has died.

“Which he does quite often and he’s always returned, and he never returned,” Halte told the outlet.

“So I just had gone to bed in hopes of waking up with him next to me in the morning,” she recalled, revealing that when she called George’s phone again in the morning, a nurse at St. Anthony’s Hospital answered and told her that George had been airlifted in with extensive injuries.

A photo of Jonny George shared on his family’s GoFundMe page.gofundme

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“I was upset that I went to sleep. I started having a lot of guilt. I was so sad that I couldn’t be with him, that I wasn’t there,” Halte told CBS Colorado.

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In a message on the GoFundMe — which has raised more than $16,000 to pay for medical bills and support George’s family — the man’s family called the attack “brutal.”

Halte told CBS Colorado that her late husband’s wallet and phone were not taken in the attack. She also noted to News 9 that George actually called 911 before he was attacked to report a disturbance, but ultimately told officers not to come as he thought he would be able to make it home without issue.

“There [were] no defense wounds, no nothing, this was all straight in the head. He’s not really one to have confrontations, you know. He’s more of a helper than anything,” Halte told CBS Colorado.

Police said no official cause of death has been determined, but the Adams County Coroner will announce it once it becomes available.

The Circle K gas station where the attack took place.Google Maps

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No one has been arrested in the case, police said. News 9 reported that investigators have not officially declared the case a homicide yet, and as there is no security camera footage of the incident, police are asking the public for help.

For Halte — who married George in 2019 and created a blended family with each of their own children before welcoming their son Jonathan Jr. together — the loss is insurmountable.

“I always call him my left-hand man and I’m his right-hand woman because he’s left-handed and I’m right-handed,” Halte told CBS Colorado.

“It baffles me that somebody would want to do that,” she added. “I don’t know why. It’s sickening.”

source: people.com