A man accused of carjacking multiple vehicles, including a Colorado State Patrol car, in October 2023 has accepted a plea deal and been sentenced to a total of 28 years in prison.

David Anthony McGregor, 28, pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery; first-degree motor vehicle theft; vehicular eluding; impersonating a peace officer; attempted first-degree assault; two counts of second-degree motor vehicle theft; attempted second-degree assault; and two misdemeanor counts of trespass to dwelling.

For aggravated robbery, McGregor received 16 years in prison which will run consecutively with a 12-year prison sentence for attempted first-degree assault. He received 373 days of credit for time served to apply to these sentences.

He also received a five-year prison sentence for first-degree motor vehicle theft, four years for vehicular eluding and another four years for impersonating a peace officers. All three of these sentences are to run concurrently with the aggravated robbery count.

For the two second-degree motor vehicle theft counts as well as the attempted second-degree assault count, McGregor will serve six years in prison for each and all are to run concurrently with he aggravated robbery count.

McGregor also had two probation cases which were fulfilled through credit for time served. A case in which McGregor was charged with five different theft counts, including motor vehicle theft, was dismissed in its entirety as part of the disposition.

Other dismissed charges included attempted first-degree murder; first-degree assault and multiple counts of first-degree motor vehicle theft.

“It was really just the breadth of his actions and behavior was really far reaching,” Deputy District Attorney Nevene Hullender said. She added that his criminal history is one of the more aggravating she’s seen.

Defense attorney Jennifer Engelmann said that McGregor was high on meth when he carjacked the car and was worried for his safety.

“(David) is probably one of the most intelligent, funny, and kind clients I’ve had in years,” Engelmann said.

Engelmann added that McGregor has a daughter and told him on the stand that he is going to be OK in prison.

“I apologize to the victim and to the community I wish I made better choices,” McGregor said to District Judge Dea Lindsey.

“Its grave,” Lindsey said in response to McGregor. “You’re such a young person and for this to be how you’re starting out, its sad. But you can turn it around, its not the end of your life and I think the community’s hope is — its never easy to go to prison and come out better, but the community’s point is you will get out at some point and you will get better.”

At 9 a.m. Oct. 29, 2023, Longmont police were dispatched to the area of 461 County Road 26 to assist CSP and the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office with locating a stolen vehicle out of Larimer County, according to the affidavit.

When law enforcement found the vehicle, the driver, identified as McGregor, held a gun to his head and reversed the vehicle into a Larimer County vehicle.

According to the affidavit, McGregor then exited the stolen vehicle and fled while holding the gun to his head. McGregor then got in an unmarked CSP car that had it’s emergency lights still activated and drove east on County Road 26.

Officers pursued the vehicle into Longmont on Colo. 119, where police reported that McGregor drove north through the city while swerving between cars, driving into oncoming traffic and narrowly missing vehicles while law enforcement vehicles followed with emergency lights and sirens on.

According to the affidavit, McGregor then drove south through the Wal-Mart parking lot at 2514 Main St. before attempting to drive onto Colo. 66. Police said McGregor hit a curb and then reversed into a CSP vehicle before driving west on Colo. 66.

At the intersection of Colo. 66 and Main Street, an officer struck the CSP car McGregor was in, forcing it to stop.

McGregor exited the vehicle and held a gun to his head before walking backwards while law enforcement made several commands to drop the gun, according to the affidavit.

McGregor then turned and ran toward Murphy Express Gas Station at 2375 Main Street and entered through the north entrance and left through the south entrance. Police stated in the affidavit that they continued to chase him on foot to the Crisman Apartments, 750 Crisman Drive, but lost sight of him for approximately 30 seconds.

McGregor is suspected of then carjacking two other victims while armed. Police reported that he first stole a black Chevy Cruse from the apartment complex before taking a Dodge Ram from a Longmont residence.

McGregor then drove out of Longmont, according to the affidavit, and was seen in Lyons in the stolen Dodge Ram. The affidavit states that McGregor then got a ride back to Longmont. The driver’s wife contacted police and told them her husband was dropping McGregor off in the area of Fifth Avenue and Dickson Street.

According to the affidavit, officers responded and gave McGregor commands to get on the ground, but McGregor refused and took cover behind a vehicle. After a bean bag round was fired at McGregor, he compiled with commands and was then taken into custody. McGregor was found with a Chevy and Dodge key fob.

The stolen CSP patrol car has the estimated value of $65,000, the Cruze is estimated to be $5,000 and the Dodge Ram was estimated at $51,000, according to the affidavit.

McGregor was found to have a revoked license for vehicular assault.