Teller County Sheriff’s Deputy Chase Mikesell, son of Sheriff Jason Mikesell, pleaded guilty Thursday to driving under the influence. As part of the plea agreement, the remaining charges from an August crash were dismissed.

Chase Mikesell, 26, appeared out of custody for the sentencing in Teller County court. A special prosecutor from the 23rd Judicial District was selected to preside over the case.

The crash happened on U.S. 24 close to 8 p.m. Aug. 3, when Chase Mikesell was driving southwest near Divide and rear-ended a truck after failing to stop at a construction zone traffic control flagger stop sign. No injuries were reported.

The Colorado State Patrol crash report stated that Chase Mikesell was traveling 30 mph in a 60 mph zone. The vehicle he struck was stopped prior to impact. Conditions were clear and dry.

According to the defense, Chase Mikesell, who was off-duty, was reaching for his phone when the crash happened.

Gazette news partner KOAA reported a breath test resulted in a 0.149 blood-alcohol content, which is nearly double the legal Colorado limit of 0.08.

The dismissed charges included careless driving and possession of a weapon while under the influence.

The plea agreement stipulated a 12-month deferred sentence, meaning the case can be dismissed and sealed if Chase Mikesell does not find himself in the criminal justice system again within a year. This was Chase Mikesell’s first offense.

Chase Mikesell will be required to complete 48 hours of community service and more than 40 hours of alcohol treatment. He is also prohibited from using a firearm outside of his employment with the Teller County Sheriff’s Office.

The prosecution requested supervised probation, while the defense argued for unsupervised. Judge Theresa Kilgore tentatively granted that probation be unsupervised, with a hearing set for March to review how Mikesell is progressing in therapy and community service.

Chase Mikesell gave a short statement to the court ahead of sentencing expressing guilt for his actions, saying he has not drank a “sip” of alcohol since the crash.

“I understand the seriousness of (the incident),” he said.

During their arguments, both the prosecution and defense referenced statements made by Chase Mikesell after the crash, including a mention that he had been drinking at a bar with his father, Sheriff Mikesell, and that he was attempting to call his wife at the time of the crash.

The crash site was about 1 mile from Chase Mikesell’s home address listed on Colorado State Patrol’s arrest document.

In March, Sheriff Mikesell announced his run for Colorado governor. He is one of several Republicans in the race.

According to his campaign website, he was originally selected to serve as sheriff by the Teller County Board of County Commissioners to fill the vacancy left by exiting Sheriff Mike Ensminger in May 2017.

The Courier’s sister paper The Gazette reached out to the Teller County Sheriff’s Office for a statement regarding the case, but did not receive a response Thursday.