… Specifics of any plea deal were not divulged in court. District Court Judge Catherine Cheroutes continued the hearing to Nov. 2 to allow defense counsel an opportunity to discuss the potential plea bargain with their clients.
[Christian Glass] died June 11, as he was stranded in his car near Silver Plume. He had called 9-1-1 for help, saying he was trapped and his car was stuck.
Officers asked Glass to leave his car, but he refused in what turned into a long standoff that ended when officers broke the car window and used a Taser on Glass. Former Clear Creek County Deputy Buen shot Glass five times, killing him, according to an indictment.
Glass was not armed and there was no reason to believe he would have been a danger to any law enforcement personnel, to himself or to any member of the public, the indictment said.
“The decision to remove him from the vehicle directly lead to the death of Mr. Glass,” the indictment said.
Then-Sgt. Gould was in contact via cellphone with Buen during the standoff, the indictment said. It goes on to say during the cellphone conversation, Buen muted his body-worn camera audio. The conversation was not recorded.
A civil suit resulted in a $19-million settlement between Glass’ family and four agencies, including the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office. In a court-ordered apology as part of the settlement, former Sheriff Rick Albers blamed officers who “failed to meet expectations.”
He called for help, why did the cops need to have him get out of the car?
I know the answer is “Respect my authority!”
I can sort of understand that they probably wanted to pat him down to ensure he didn’t have any weapons. But that’s a desire, not a need. If they are so afraid that they have to kill someone for not wanting to exit their car, they aren’t fit for duty.
I’ll reiterate something I said on a similar thread. Cops are dangerous and it’s best not to resist in any way, even if their wrong and you’re right.
How is it that there isn’t a riot when killing an unarmed, innocent person who asked for your help is labeled “Failing to meet expectations”???
Bitch, that is murder. Your expectations cannot seriously be as low as ‘don’t kill people’, and still fail at that with no consequences.
