An El Paso County sheriff’s deputy accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman in 2023 pleaded guilty to two charges last week, according to court records.

Deputy Dalton Bridges was arrested in January, 2023 after investigators say he made unwanted sexual advances toward a woman, and that when she tried to leave he grabbed her and dragged her back inside the home.

Detectives investigating the case acquired doorbell security camera footage from the night of the incident, and according to an affidavit the woman can be heard crying and repeatedly telling Bridges “no, no, no,” and “I don’t want to go in there.” Bridges can be heard yelling “get the (expletive) back inside” before dragging her back inside the house.

The woman told detectives that Bridges forced her to perform sexual acts on him and to have sex with him, and when she told him that it hurt and asked him to stop Bridges told her “I don’t care,” according to the affidavit.

Before the victim reported the incident to law enforcement, Bridges tried to downplay the incident by sending text messages to the victim saying, “You always take it so personally when that’s not the case ever,” the affidavit states.

Bridges was scheduled to go to trial at the end of the month, but at a hearing on Oct. 1 court records show that Bridges’ trial dates were vacated after entering guilty pleas.

Court records show that Bridges pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree kidnapping, a class-4 felony, and no consent sexual contact, a misdemeanor. The two charges of class-2 felony kidnapping and felony sexual assault will be dismissed with the plea deal, if accepted by the court.

Bridges will return to court next year on Jan. 2 for his sentencing hearing. He has remained out of custody since posting a $50,000 surety bond the day after his arrest.

The sentencing range on a class-4 felony in the state of Colorado is a maximum of six years in the Department of Corrections, however, there is no mandatory prison sentence on class-4 felonies.

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office reports that Bridges is currently on administrative leave with no pay.