A Denver man who stored a dead body in a hearse for more than a year was handed the maximum sentence of 18 months in prison.
Miles Harford, 34, had pled guilty in April to one felony count of abuse of a corpse and one misdemeanor count of theft. The woman in the hearse, Christina Rosales, was discovered after police went to Harford's home during an eviction, prosecutors said.
Police also found numerous boxes of cremated remains in the home.
Investigators eventually determined that Rosales had been in the hearse for about 18 months and that her family had received the cremated remains of someone else.
"Nothing will ever undo the terrible pain that Miles Harford caused so many families, but it is our hope that this sentence will provide the family and friends of the deceased with some measure of justice," Denver District Attorney John Walsh.
"Harford systematically and shockingly violated his professional and moral obligations, and, for that, he is now being held accountable," Walsh said. "Our condolences go out to all those who suffered as a result of Harford's actions."
Harford had also faced other charges, including forgery and theft, that were dismissed as part of his plea agreement, NBC News reported.
