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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (WKRC) – A woman was sentenced to life in prison after she shot and killed a sex offender and dismembered his body.

Prosecutor Sharon Flaherty said 40-year-old Deka Simmons had “an unrestrained hatred for anyone who would molest a child.” In her closing argument, she said that Simmons killed 48-year-old Daxcimo Ceja because he had sex with a 17-year-old girl when he was 25.

Authorities said a witness reported Simmons shot and killed Ceja in a garage before dismembering and freezing his body, The Gazette reported. The paper also said Simmons was found through DNA she left behind in the garage.

The Gazette said Ceja had a warrant out for his arrest at the time of his death for failing to register as a sex offender.

Ceja’s parents, Karen and Barry Fancher, spoke about their son’s death during the trial.

“[Ceja] was killed for something he did 24 years ago,” Karen Fancher said.

“Dax [Ceja] was a good person,” Barry Fancher said. “He didn’t deserve to go out this way.”

Simmons was charged with first degree murder, using a weapon and causing death, and tampering with physical evidence and a deceased human body. She was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole and an additional 27 years.

Simmons has a criminal record that includes being an accessory to a killing and an assault charge for stabbing her stepfather during a custody battle, according to The Gazette.