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Jury foreperson: Buen’s guilt was 'clear as day,' but holdout refused to budge
GEORGETOWN, Colo — The foreperson on a jury that couldn’t reach a verdict on key counts in the trial of Andrew Buen said a holdout juror appeared biased and shouldn’t have been on the jury. Kristi Englekirk, a defense attorney, was selected foreperson on Wednesday, when the...
Jury foreman speaks out on 'frustrating' Christian Glass verdict
When juror Kristi Englekirk watched the final violent moments in the life of Christian Glass, she cried. It was the first time she had ever seen the 70 minute body-worn camera footage that showed Glass in terror as a Clear Creek County sheriff's deputy shot him five times that night.
Former sheriff's deputy convicted of misdemeanor in shooting death of Christian Glass
DENVER (AP) — A former Colorado sheriff’s deputy was convicted of a misdemeanor on Friday in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man in distress who had called 911 for help after his car got stuck in a small mountain community. Andrew Buen was also charged with second-degree murder and official misconduct in the 2022 death of Christian Glass, which drew national attention and prompted calls for police reform focused on crisis intervention. But jurors could not reach a verdict on those charges and only found him guilty of reckless endangerment, which is typically punished by a maximum four months in jail, The Denver Post reported. A second-degree murder conviction would have carried a sentence of years in prison. Prosecutors alleged that Buen needlessly escalated a standoff with Glass, who exhibited signs of a mental health crisis. But the defense said Buen shot Glass to protect a fellow officer, which made the shooting legally justified.
Colorado post office suspends retail operations after vehicle crashes into building
BAILEY, Colo. — The post office in a small Colorado mountain town temporarily suspended its retail services after a vehicle crashed into the building Friday evening, according to a release from the United States Postal Service (USPS). A spokesperson for USPS said a customer was driving to the post...
Defense expert: Buen acted reasonably when he shot and killed Christian Glass
It was reasonable for a former sheriff deputy to shoot Christian Glass five times, killing him, because Glass was using a knife to threaten another officer standing close to his car, a use-of-force expert testified on Monday afternoon. "Officers are trained to shoot until the threat has ceased and sometimes death is a byproduct of that," Von Kliem of Force Science told the 15-person jury. Former Clear Creek County Sheriff's...
Christian Glass’ death: Jury deadlocked on murder charge in 11-1 decision
Family and friends on both sides of a murder trial milled anxiously around Georgetown on Friday, waiting for the jury to deliver a verdict that never came. A jury could not reach a verdict on the second-degree murder charge for the former Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office deputy who shot and killed Christian Glass. Eleven jurors were in favor of convicting former Deputy Andrew Buen on all charges, including second-degree murder. Those 11 reached their decision within the first hours of deliberations, the Glass family attorney confirmed.
Jury urged to convict former Colorado deputy of murder in Christian Glass shooting
DENVER (AP) — Prosecutors on Wednesday urged jurors to convict a former Colorado sheriff’s deputy of murder and other charges for shooting and killing a 22-year-old man in distress after they say the deputy needlessly escalated a standoff with him. The 2022 death of Christian Glass in a small mountain community drew national attention and prompted calls for police reforms focused on crisis intervention. A second officer indicted in Glass’ death previously pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor. Six other officers have been charged with failing to intervene. In the closing arguments of Andrew Buen’s trial, the defense argued that Buen shot Glass to protect a fellow officer, which made the shooting legally justified. Buen’s lawyer, Carrie Slinkard, said he had not comitted a crime. Glass called 911 for help after his SUV became stuck on a dirt road in Silver Plume. He told a dispatcher he was being followed and made other statements suggesting he was paranoid, hallucinating or delusional, and experiencing a mental health crisis, according to the indictments.
Keystone hires John Crone, a former official for Grand Lake, as new town manager
The town of Keystone has hired John Crone as its new town manager with council members voting to approve Crone’s contract on Tuesday. Crone currently serves as the town manager for Grand Lake, a position he has held since 2019. Before that, he served as the housing coordinator for the town of Winter Park. He lives in Summit County.
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