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Campaign confusion: former Sheriff Elder acknowledges earlier ‘support’ for Williams, despite endorsement of Mobalade
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One of El Paso County’s formerly highest-ranking officials was seemingly caught between two Colorado Springs mayoral campaigns over the weekend after questions arose about whom he supported in the city’s upcoming mayoral runoff election. Former El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder this weekend formally endorsed Colorado Springs mayoral candidate Yemi Mobolade in the race, about…
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Judge dismisses claims against El Paso County for jailed man’s severe infection
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A man who suffered for weeks in the El Paso County jail with a visibly-infected leg and ultimately wound up in the emergency room cannot sue jail staff for ignoring his life-threatening medical needs, a federal judge has ruled. Daniel W. Plutt was serving a 90-day sentence in the county’s Criminal Justice Center, with staff…
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Appeals panel rules against El Paso sheriff following Supreme Court decision
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Six months after the Colorado Supreme Court decided El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder could be sued for intentionally detaining a man for nearly four months after he posted bond, the state’s Court of Appeals also sided against Elder on an outstanding minor issue in the lawsuit. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals…
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El Paso County settles federal retaliation lawsuit against sheriff
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El Paso County this week agreed to pay $188,500 to settle a federal lawsuit claiming Sheriff Bill Elder retaliated against two former sheriff’s employees after they reported a supervisor for sexual harassment. County commissioners voted 4-1 to approve the agreement, with Commissioner Longinos Gonzalez opposed. Commissioners did not discuss the settlement. A November 2018 claim…
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State Supreme Court rules El Paso sheriff can be held liable for man’s prolonged detention
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Although Colorado law allows pretrial detainees to sue jail operators for injuries “due to negligence,” the state Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the law also permits the sheriff of El Paso County to be held liable for intentionally detaining a man for months beyond the date he posted bond. Writing for the court, Justice…
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Colorado’s justices skeptical of El Paso sheriff’s assertion of immunity
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Some members of the Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared unwilling to accept the idea that El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder could not be held liable for keeping a man jailed for nearly four months after he posted bond. The lawsuit brought by Saul Cisneros against the top law enforcement official of Colorado’s most…
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Mark Waller to run for district attorney for Colorado’s El Paso, Teller counties
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Mark Waller, currently a member of the El Paso Board of County Commissioners and a former state representative, announced Thursday he will run for the 4th Judicial District Attorney position in the 2020 election. Waller is running to replace current District Attorney Dan May, who is term-limited in 2020. The 4th Judicial District includes El…
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COLORADO ROUNDUP | Sheriff can’t honor ICE hold on inmates
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COLORADO SPRINGS Sheriff can’t honor ICE hold on inmates, judge rules El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder can’t hold inmates if they are eligible for release solely on the basis of federal immigration authorities’ suspicion that they are in the country illegally, a judge ruled Dec. 6. The decision by 4th Judicial District Judge Eric…
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Money wins: the death of the grassroots and caucuses
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It’s rare when the far left Bernie Sanders followers and the far right friends of Gordon Klingenschmitt share a common political cause, but the recent Colorado Republican and Democrat state-wide party primary votes are sadly cause for such new agreement. Grassroots activists are now terribly outspent by the establishment middle, worsened now that unaffiliateds voted…
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Hickenlooper vetoes autopsy bill opposed by news outlets
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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper Friday afternoon announced he had vetoed three bills passed in the 2018 legislative session that ended last month, including one that would have placed autopsy reports on children off limits to the public except under limited circumstances. Senate Bill 223 was brought to the General Assembly by El Paso County Coroner…
