An Agate man has been convicted of murder in the shooting death of a partner in a marijuana grow operation.

Shawn Geerdes, 48, was convicted Wednesday by an Elbert County jury, according to a district attorney’s office news release. Geerdes was also convicted of second-degree arson and of setting a wildfire.

A car set on fire in Jefferson County sparked a wildfire on Sept. 20, 2015, and emergency responders found a body in the trunk of the vehicle. The body, later identified as Jason Dosa, 44, of Parker, had been shot five times.

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Shawn Geerdes. Photo courtesy of Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

Shawn Geerdes. Photo courtesy of Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.