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“Crowd-Pleasing, Gun-Toting, Tough-Talking” Colorado Sheriff Facing 6 Felonies, Including Extortion And Kidnapping

June 2, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1377 Views 18th Judicial District, Accountability, Arapaho County, assault, Bill Elder, Board of El Paso County Commissioners, Brutality, CBI, Civil rights, CO, Colorado, Colorado Bureau of investigation, Commander Juan "John" San Agustin, Commissioner Darryl Glenn, Commissioner Peggy Littleton, Comptroller Dorene Cardarelle, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, creating a hostile work environment, creepy text messages, Crowd-Pleasing Gun-Toting Tough-Talking Sheriff, Deputy Travis Garretson, Dishonesty, District Attorney George Brauchler, Double Standard, Douglas County, Douglas County jail, dramatic downfall, driving under the influence, dui, El Paso County, El Paso County Courthouse, El Paso County sheriff's office, Elbert County, employee morale, Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission, excessive force, extortion, extramarital affairs, false confession, False imprisonment, Gazette.com, grand jury, Harassment, Indictments, internal afairs file, internal investigations, Justice System, Kellie Trull, kelly patterson, Kidnapping, lack of integrity, lincoln county, no confidence vote, OWI, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, rising star, settlements, sex scandal, sexual misconduct, shirtless selfie, suspicion of harassment, The Gazette, Tiffany Huntz, Undersheriff Paula Presley, violent beatings, wide ranging allegations, wish you were with me

Last week, Terry Maketa was indicted on nine charges, including six felonies. Less than two years ago, Maketa was the

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“Rise of the Warrior Cop” by Radley Balko – exceprt

July 12, 2013January 1, 2014 CopBlock 2750 Views bill lockyer, brad taylor, byrne grant program, cop block, copblock.org, DEA, drug enforcement administration, drug prohibition, Drug war, lincoln county, Missouri, modesto police department, police militarization, Radley Balko, rise of the warrior copo, september 11, SWAT, swat raid, Terrorism, the militarization of americas police forces, tom coleman, tulia sentinal, unintended consequences, winfield, wrong-door raids

The following is an excerpt from Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America’s Police Forces by Radley Balko,

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