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Pueblo County sheriff, deputies may be held liable for excessive force in traffic stop, federal judge rules
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A federal judge has denied a request from the Pueblo County sheriff to dismiss a civil rights lawsuit against him and two of his deputies, stemming from a November 2019 traffic stop in which the officers allegedly slammed a woman into the ground and falsely claimed she was speeding. Britney Nicole Kennedy sued Sheriff Kirk…
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Guaranteed jail time for Colorado drunk drivers has Pueblo sheriff worried
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A new sentencing that ensures the most habitual drunk drivers in Colorado get jail time and treatment might be good for public safety, but at least one Colorado sheriff said it’s an unfair financial burden dumped on him by the state. A fourth drunk-driving charge now ensures spends at least 90 days to 180 in…
