Two Clear Creek County sheriff’s deputies concerned within the taking pictures demise of a 22-year-old Boulder man who known as for assist after crashing his automotive have been indicted by a grand jury Wednesday and fired, authorities stated.
The Clear Creek Sheriff’s Workplace introduced the indictment and firing of Andrew Buen and Kyle Gould on Wednesday night time, saying, in a information launch, that it was “a part of a painful however mandatory course of.”
Court docket data present Buen, who shot and killed Christian Glass, was indicted on prices of second-degree homicide, official misconduct and reckless endangerment. The grand jury indicted Gould on prices of criminally negligent murder and reckless endangerment.
Fifth Judicial District Chief Choose Paul Dunkelman sealed the indictment and issued arrest warrants Wednesday for Buen and Gould, in accordance with a information launch from the Fifth Judicial District Legal professional’s Workplace. Bond is about at $50,000 for Buen and $2,500 for Gould.
The 2 males are anticipated to have courtroom dates set for mid-December, in accordance with the DA’s workplace.
Glass’ mother and father, Simon and Sally Glass, “are relieved applicable prices have been introduced towards a few of these liable for the homicide of their son,” their legal professional, Siddhartha H. Rathod, of the Rathod Mohamedbhai LLC agency, stated in a press release.
“Nonetheless, justice for Christian would require all these concerned being held accountable,” Rathod stated. “Christian’s demise is a stain on each officer who was current and failed to forestall the escalation and pointless makes use of of drive.”
Glass known as 911 on the night time of June 10 after crashing his automotive into an embankment close to Silver Plume. Seven officers and deputies from 5 completely different regulation enforcement companies responded, and spent an hour attempting to persuade Glass — who was experiencing delusions and paranoia — to exit his car.
Glass had instructed a dispatcher that he had two knives within the automotive, and supplied to throw them out the window, however was instructed to not. The deputies and officers in the end determined to interrupt a window to attempt to take away Glass, and he responded by selecting up one of many knives.
Buen shot and killed Glass when he thrust the knife within the path of an officer standing close to the motive force’s facet backseat window that had been smashed out.
“The taking pictures demise of Christian Glass continues to be a devastating occasion for Christian’s household, buddies, the Clear Creek County group and the sheriff’s workplace,” Clear Creek County sheriff’s officers stated within the Wednesday night time information launch.
Fifth Judicial District Legal professional Heidi McCollum in October introduced she can be presenting the taking pictures to a grand jury to find out whether or not felony prices needs to be introduced towards any regulation enforcement officers.
Sheriff Rick Albers additionally requested the Douglas County Sheriff’s Workplace to conduct an investigation of the taking pictures. That investigation continues to be underway, Clear Creek County sheriff’s officers stated, however “preliminary findings present there have been coverage and procedural failures, and the preliminary information launch concerning the taking pictures, primarily based on the data obtainable on the time of the incident, doesn’t mirror the whole lot of what occurred on that horrible night time.”
That information launch stated Glass “instantly grew to become argumentative and uncooperative” and that he was shot after he tried to stab an officer.
Consultants who reviewed physique digital camera footage of the incident instructed JHB that the responding regulation enforcement officers needlessly rushed the scenario and didn’t de-escalate issues whereas Glass suffered a psychological well being disaster.
“He trusted the police to come back and assist him,” Simon Glass stated of his son in September. “As an alternative, they attacked and killed him.”
Denver Submit employees author Elise Schmelzer contributed to this report.