Tag: official misconduct
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Costilla County sheriff, 4 deputies indicted in abuse of a corpse, assault cases
Two grand juries in the 12th Judicial District indicted five members of the Costilla County Sheriff’s Office in separate cases on Thursday involving improperly collecting remains and assaulting a citizen. Former Costilla County Sheriff Danny Sanchez and former Deputy Keith Schultz faced indictments after allegedly putting human remains into a paper bag, leaving some behind…
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Twin brothers with Colorado police department face theft charges
Twin brothers and sworn police officers in a small town in the San Luis Valley face theft charges, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation announced Friday. Center Police Chief Aaron Fresquez and his brother, Sgt. Adam Fresquez, operated a private K-9 training business while on-duty using town resources. The two men, 35, allegedly trained K-9 dogs…
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Former El Paso County deputy pleads guilty to theft, misconduct charges
A former El Paso County sheriff’s deputy accused of faking a cancer diagnosis to defraud several people, including co-workers, of thousands of dollars pleaded guilty to two charges. Kevin Sypher, 57, agreed to plead guilty to theft, a Class 4 felony, and first-degree official misconduct, a Class 1 misdemeanor. Judge Jill Brady sentenced Sypher to…
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Former El Paso County deputy pleads guilty to theft, misconduct charges
A former El Paso County sheriff’s deputy accused of faking a cancer diagnosis to defraud several people, including co-workers, of thousands of dollars pleaded guilty to two charges Monday. Kevin Sypher, 57, agreed to plead guilty to theft, a Class 4 felony, and first-degree official misconduct, a Class 1 misdemeanor. Judge Jill Brady sentenced Sypher…