protection order
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Republican candidate for state House seat found guilty in violation of protection order
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The only Republican candidate for House District 21, Karl Dent, was found guilty Wednesday of violating a civil protection order restraining him from having contact with a former girlfriend. The jury of six found Dent not guilty of violating a criminal protection order based on the same incident. The civil protection order prevents Dent from…
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Man settles with Mesa County’s top judge for $100,000 over wrongful arrests
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A man who was wrongfully arrested seven times based on an outdated protection order has settled his lawsuit with the chief judge of Mesa County for $100,000. Attorneys for Elson Foster indicated the Colorado Department of Corrections had also agreed to provide weekly reports to the judicial branch about inmates released from custody or who…
