Jordan Steinke
Service Record
Fort Morgan Colorado Police Department
| Rank | Officer |
| Dates of Service | Served for one year.[1] |
| Salary | $20,909 (2019)[2] |
| Last Known Status | Separated |
Washington County Colorado Sheriff's Office
| Rank | Deputy |
| Dates of Service | Hired October 1, 2019[1] |
| Salary | $44,855 (2020)[3] |
| Last Known Status | Separated |
Fort Lupton Colorado Police Department
| Rank | Officer |
| Dates of Service | Ended August 1, 2023.[4] |
| Last Known Status | Terminated.[4] |
Commendations
2019 Life Saving Award
On September 9, 2018, Steinke and Corporal Evan Schiel performed CPR on an unconscious man before the EMTs arrived. In 2019, Steinke and Schiel received the Fort Morgan Police Department's Life Saving Award.[5]
2021 Employee of the Month
For July 2021, Steinke was named Employee of the Month by the Washington County Sheriff's Office.[6]
Incident Reports
Domestic Violence Investigation
While at the Fort Morgan Police Department, Steinke was the subject of an Internal Affairs investigation because of "physical injury to someone she was involved with".[7]
2022 Arrest of Yareni Rios-Gonzalez
Response Timeline
Steinke was placed on administrative leave.[8]
Steinke was charged with second-degree felony assault, felony attempted reckless manslaughter, and misdemeanor reckless endangerment.[8]
On February 23, 2023, the District Attorney dropped the second-degree felony assault charge against Steinke.[8]
On March 2, 2023, Steinke pleaded not guilty.[9]
On July 28, 2023, Steinke was found guilty of reckless endangerment and third-degree assault. The judge said the prosecutor did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Steinke "knowingly intended to harm" and found her not guilty of attempted reckless manslaughter.[10]
On August 1, 2023, Steinke was fired.[4]
On September 15, 2023, Steinke was sentenced to 30 months of supervised probation.[11]
LEO Ratings
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jo Anne Busing, Steinke joins Sheriff’s Department, Akron News-Reporter, 2019-11-13
- ↑ Jordan Steinke, Patrol Officer, City of Fort Morgan, govSalaries
- ↑ Jordan Steinke, Washington County, govSalaries
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Jeremy Jojola, Officer fired after conviction in train collision case, 9 News, 2023-08-01
- ↑ Kara Morgan, ‘A good year, but a tough year’ for Fort Morgan Police Department, The Fort Morgan Times, 2019-05-20
- ↑ Facebook posting, Washington County Sheriff's Office, 2021-08-12
- ↑ Brian Maass, Officers connected to train crash served with multiple police departments, CBS Colorado, 2022-10-04
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 DA drops felony charge against Fort Lupton police officer in train crash case, CBS Colorado, 2023-02-25
- ↑ Officer who put 20-year-old in patrol car hit by train pleads not guilty, CPR News, 2023-03-02
- ↑ Meredith Deliso, Verdict reached in trial of cop who placed woman in patrol car hit by train, ABC News, 2023-07-28
- ↑ Alejandro Galva, Probation given to officer who placed a handcuffed woman in a police car that was hit by train, Colorado Public Radio, 2023-09-15
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