1Castle Rock, CO – A Douglas County jury has found 65-year-old Daniel Fougner guilty of felony assault on an at-risk adult and felony tampering with physical evidence for a violent attack on an 80-year-old man in Parker last fall.

Prosecutors said Fougner assaulted Richard Wright in October 2024 during a dispute over unpaid money while staying at Wright’s home.

According to trial evidence, Fougner grabbed a 2×4 piece of lumber and struck Wright twice in the head, causing a severe subdural hematoma that doctors said posed a significant risk of death.

After the attack, Fougner reportedly used a garden hose to wash blood from the driveway before fleeing the scene. He was arrested later that day in Castle Rock.

Prosecutors call attack ‘vicious and deliberate’

“Mr. Wright is an 80-year-ol

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