Manslaughter Sentencing in Assisted Suicide Case with Life Insurance Implications

Mark Switzer was sentenced to four years in jail for manslaughter by aiding suicide in the death of Nathan Combs, who died in 2017. Combs had increased his life insurance policy prior to death and arranged for Switzer's assistance. Colorado's Medical Aid In Dying law does not apply in this case as Combs was not terminally ill.

The investigation revealed Switzer shot Combs, with evidence found including a .22 caliber rifle. The prosecuting attorney characterized the act as a deliberate and calculated killing. Switzer was arrested in 2023 after investigators gathered evidence from Combs' wife and a search warrant executed on Switzer's property.