Christian Glass (2022)
Overview
On June 10, 2022, Clear Creek County Colorado Sheriff's Office Deputies Andrew Buen and Kyle Gould responded to Glass' call for roadside assistance after he crashed his vehicle. They found Glass in his vehicle, and described him as "argumentative and uncooperative" and that he had "armed himself with a knife".[1]
Deputies ordered Glass from the vehicle, but he refused. Glass appeared to be suffering from a mental crisis. Several officers negotiated with Glass for over an hour to exit his vehicle. Deputies broke a window and used bean bags and a Taser "with negative results" before Glass "tried to stab an officer". Police shot Glass, who died.[1]
The incident was captured on the officers' body-worn cameras.[1]
On November 23, 2022, a grand jury charged Buen with second degree murder, official misconduct, and reckless endangerment. Gould was charged with criminally negligent homicide and reckless endangerment.[1]
On November 23, 2022, both officers were fired.[2]
On May 23, 2023, the family's claim was settled for $19 million, to be paid by the state and three agencies. The Idaho Springs Colorado Police Chief acknowledged "that the lack of judgment, poor tactics, and lack of clear command structure resulted in the unnecessary death of Christian Glass". The Clear Creek County Colorado Sheriff gave his "deepest apologies" and acknowledged "that his officers failed to meet expectations" during the incident.[3][4]
On November 2, 2023, Buen pleaded not guilty.[5]
On November 16, 2023, Gould pleaded guilty to counts regarding duty to report use of force by peace officers and duty to intervene. Gould was sentenced to two years of unsupervised probation and was ordered to surrender his POST certification.[6]
On November 17, 2023, 6 other officers were charged with a misdemeanor count of failing to intervene to prevent or stop a fellow police officer from using excessive physical force.[7] Those charged were:
- Colorado State Patrol Trooper Ryan Bennie
- Idaho Springs Colorado Police Department Officer Brittany Morrow
- Georgetown Colorado Police Department Marshal Randy Williams was also charged with third-degree assault for using his Taser.
- Georgetown Colorado Police Department Officer Timothy Collins
- Colorado Division of Gaming Officer Christa Lloyd
- Colorado Division of Gaming Officer Mary Harris
Williams and Collins resigned.[8]
On April 26, 2024, a jury found Buen guilty of misdemeanor reckless endangerment and was unable to reach a verdict on a second-degree murder charge. Buen faces up to 120 days in jail. Prosecutors may retry Buen on the murder charge.[9]
On February 20, 2025, a jury convicted Buen of criminally negligent homicide. Buen faces up to three years in prison.[10]
On April 14, 2025, a judge sentenced Buen to three years in prison and two years of parole.[11]
The charges against Bennie, Collins, and Morrow were dropped in exchange for the production of a training video about the problems with the incident.[12]
Officers Involved
Public Comments
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Jeremy Harlan, 2 Colorado deputies have been fired and indicted for the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old armed with a knife who called 911 for help, WLFI, 2022-11-24
- ↑ Statement From the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office Termination of Deputies following criminal indictment, Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office, 2022-11-23
- ↑ Allison Sherry, Christian Glass family to receive largest known police settlement in Colorado history, CPR News, 2023-05-23
- ↑ $19 Million Settlement Reached in Christian Glass Civil Rights Case, Rathod Mohamedbhai LLC, 2023-05-23
- ↑ Spencer Wilson, Not guilty plea entered for former Colorado deputy who shot and killed Christian Glass, CBS News Colorado, 2023-11-03
- ↑ Dennis Whitehead, Former deputy pleads guilty in Christian Glass case, 9 News, 2023-11-16
- ↑ Colleen Slevin, 6 Colorado officers charged with failing to intervene during fatal standoff, Associated Press, 2023-11-17
- ↑ Sydney Isenberg, Town of Georgetown agrees to separation with officers charged in Christian Glass's death, Denver 7, 2024-02-26
- ↑ Marissa Solomon, Christian Glass’ death: Jury deadlocked on murder charge in 11-1 decision, 9 News, 2024-04-26
- ↑ Colleen Slevin, Former Colorado sheriff’s deputy convicted of homicide in shooting death of man in crisis, AP News, 2025-02-20
- ↑ Jennifer McRae, Former Colorado deputy sentenced to 3 years in prison for shooting death of Christian Glass, CBS News Colorado, 2025-04-14
- ↑ Colleen Slevin, Charges dropped against 3 officers after they make a training video about fatal Colorado shooting, ABC News, 2025-05-09
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