A Colorado man has pleaded guilty to his role in connection with a 15-year-old's death after a deadly fall from a construction crane in Boulder last year. Benjamin Harmon pleaded guilty on Friday to two counts of distribution of a controlled substance to a minor- schedule I or II, sexual exploitation of a child, and criminal attempt to commit money laundering.
The construction site at 1295 University Blvd. on the western edge of the CU-Boulder campus. CBS
Investigators said the 15-year-old fell from the crane at a construction site at the University of Colorado Boulder campus on June 20, 2024 while "experiencing strong hallucinogenic effects" of psilocybin mushrooms purchased from Harmon three days earlier, according to a grand jury indictment against Harmon. The teenager fell "from a