A Denver Lyft driver who kidnapped and/or assaulted at least a dozen passengers will spend the rest of his life behind bars. John Pastor-Mendoza, 43, was sentenced to 290 years to life in prison by Judge Karen Brody on Friday, March 7. Pastor-Mendoza was convicted of thirty charges in October, including twelve counts of kidnapping, two sexual assaults, seven attempted sexual assaults and one robbery. From 2018 to 2022, Pastor-Mendoza targeted intoxicated women leaving downtown bars, pretending to be their rideshare driver to get them into his vehicle. Some of the victims blacked out and woke up in an unknown home with Pastor-Mendoza, missing their underwear and other personal belongings. Others awoke to Pastor-Mendoza on top of them inside the vehicle, with multiple sustaining injuries during the attacks, according to the arrest affidavit. ✍️ Read the full story by hannahmetzgermedia at westword.com or at the link in our bio. #denver #denverco #denvercrime #westword #colorado #de...