Gold tooth thief sentenced to 18 years in prison

A Fort Collins man who received probation for killing his brother was sentenced to 18 years in prison for stealing computers, gold teeth and guns from a local dentist's office.

Eighth Judicial District Judge Gregory Lammons sentenced 30-year-old Bryce David Evans to 12 years in prison for second-degree burglary and four years in prison for possession of weapons by a previous offender Tuesday. Evans also received two years for a re-sentencing on the reckless manslaughter charge he faced in 2012 after he killed his brother, bringing his total sentence to 18 years.

Evans initially faced 24 charges of burglary, theft, weapons possession and criminal mischief, among other offenses, but he took a plea deal and had most of those charges dismissed. He was previously sentenced to five years probation in 2012 after he stabbed his brother, Andrew Evans, to death after a fight spilled into the parking lot at River Glenn Apartments near Drake Road and Shields Street.

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Evans, 24 at the time, was charged with second-degree murder but struck a plea agreement with prosecutors on the charge of manslaughter, a lesser felony. The Larimer County District Attorney's Office asked for a six-year prison sentence in the case — the maximum allowed under the plea.

Then-Chief District Judge Stephen Schapanski instead sentenced Evans to five years of probation and said there was nothing to show that Evans was a threat to the community, adding he appeared to be "a good person."

Fast-forward about four years to June 2016, and Evans was arrested again in connection to a string of burglaries at Shores Family Dentistry, near Harmony Road and Boardwalk Drive.

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Someone made off with computer equipment, silver and gold coins, cash, ammunition, gold bars, gold teeth and two handguns, according to Fort Collins police documents. The coins and gold were valued at more than $120,000.

In the weeks that followed, the culprit burglarized several other businesses in the area and stole computer monitors, hardware and drugs. Video surveillance coupled with an ongoing police investigation and a tip from another business owner helped crack the case and led police to Evans' eBay account, where many of the stolen items were listed for sale.

Editor's note: The owners of Shores Family Dentistry have confirmed no patient files were compromised, lost, or destroyed and the suspect in the case had no access to confidential records due to multiple layers of password protection and security measures.