US EditionFormer Colorado deputy gets 3 years in prison for fatally shooting man who called for help
- Andrew Buen, a former Colorado sheriff's deputy, was sentenced to three years in prison for fatally shooting 22-year-old Christian Glass during a mental health crisis after he called 911 for help on June 10, 2022.
- A jury found Buen guilty of criminally negligent homicide, declining to convict him on a more serious murder charge.
- The case received national attention, prompting scrutiny of crisis intervention by law enforcement, changes to police training, and a $19 million settlement for Glass's parents.
- Judge Catherine J. Cheroutes expressed concern about the different treatment police officers receive in such cases, noting that Buen's actions reflected a significant change once he was in uniform.
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Former Colorado deputy gets 3 years in prison for fatally shooting man who called for help
A former Colorado sheriff’s deputy convicted of killing Christian Glass, a 22-year-old man in distress who called 911 for help, was sentenced Monday to three years in prison, the maximum sentence, by a judge who said the shooting was about power.
Deputy jailed over fatal shooting of Christchurch-born man
Christian Glass. Photo: Supplied / RM Lawyers After three years and two trials, a former US police officer has been sentenced to three years' jail over the fatal 2022 shooting of a Christchurch-born man in Colorado.
Former Colorado sheriff’s deputy sentenced to 3 years in prison for killing Christian Glass
DENVER — Armed with nothing more than notecards held in shaking hands and a box of tissues on the courtroom podium, Christian Glass’ family stood before a Clear Creek County judge and pleaded for the deputy who killed the 22-year-old…
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