Tag: sheriff
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Appeals court agrees DA can sue Huerfano County sheriff over chronic mishandling of evidence
Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday that an elected district attorney was justified in suing the Huerfano County sheriff over persistent problems in evidence handling that compromised numerous prosecutions. Last year, Third Judicial District Attorney Henry Solano obtained a permanent injunction against longtime Sheriff Bruce Newman, in which a trial judge ordered Newman to hand…
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Federal judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit of Highlands Ranch man attacked by police dog
A federal judge on Wednesday refused to dismiss a lawsuit against two Douglas County sheriff’s deputies whose dog bit the sleeping resident of a Highlands Ranch home as the result of an alleged misunderstanding about a burglary. Tyler Luethje sued Deputies Travis Kyle and Scott Kelly for excessive force, wrongful arrest and unlawful entry after…
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10th Circuit: Archuleta sheriff’s officials committed constitutional violation by seizing home for 8 hours
An Archuleta County sheriff’s detective who barred a man and his family from entering their home for nearly eight hours without a warrant committed a constitutional violation that required the eventual evidence of a firearm offense to be thrown out, the federal appeals court based in Denver ruled on Tuesday. Although Corban Josiah Elmore cooperated…
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Andrew Buen, Glass family leave courthouse
Clear Creek County deputy Andrew Buen is on trial for his role in the death of Christian Glass. Buen is accused of firing the fatal shots which killed Glass, an amateur geologist who had himself called the police after getting his car stuck.
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Federal judge tosses excessive force case against Adams County deputies
Even though a man re-injured his shoulder after Adams County deputies placed him in handcuffs, a federal judge last month decided no constitutional violation took place during the “lawful, normal arrest.” During a late-night domestic dispute with his wife in June 2021, Gabriel Armijo destroyed his home garden and drove into a fence. Other people…
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Christian Glass’ parents talk to reporters
This is Simon and Sally Glass, the parents of Christian Glass. They were at a hearing today for the Sheriff Deputies fired and indicted in connection to the shooting death of their son. They are wondering why law enforcement in Colorado was quick to condemn the five Memphis officers accused of killing Tyre Nichols but…
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Outgoing El Paso County Sheriff, Bill Elder, sits down with The Gazette
Outgoing El Paso County Sheriff, Bill Elder, sits down with The Gazette
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Roybal celebrates lead in early election results
El Paso Sheriff candidate Joe Roybal celebrates after early results show him winning the race at the Republican’s election watch party at Boot Barn Hall at Bourbon Brothers on Nov. 8, 2022.