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A screenshot from a bodycam of the night Christian Glass, 22, before he was shot and killed after Clear Creek County Sheriff's deputies responded to a 911 call. (Rathod Mohamedbhai LLC screenshot)
By Christopher Koeberl, Clear Creek Courant
Two former Clear Creek County deputies could enter into a plea bargain for charges they face in connection to the 2022 shooting death of Christian Glass. Both deputies, Andrew Buen and Kyle Gould, appeared briefly in court on Monday, Sept. 25, and are expected to return on Nov. 2 in a deal that could prevent a trial.
Buen is charged with murder in the 2nd degree, official misconduct, and reckless endangerment. Gould is charged with criminally negligent homicide and reckless endangerment.
Specifics of any plea deal were not divulged at the brief hearing. District Court Judge Catherine Cheroutes continued the hearing to the November date to allow defense counsel an opportunity to discuss a plea deal with their clients.
Glass died June 11, when he was stranded in his car near Silver Plume. He had called 911 for help, saying he was trapped and his car was stuck.
Officers asked Glass to leave his car, but he refused in what turned into a long standoff that ended when officers broke the car window and used a Taser on Glass. Former Clear Creek County Deputy Buen shot Glass five times, killing him, according to an indictment.
Glass was not armed and there was no reason to believe that Glass would have been a danger to any law enforcement personnel, to himself or to any member of the public, the indictment states.
“The decision to remove him from the vehicle directly lead to the death of Mr. Glass,” the indictment states.
Former Sgt. Gould was in contact via cell phone with Buen during the encounter, the indictment states. It goes on to say during the cell phone conversation, Buen muted his body-worn camera audio. The conversation was not recorded.
A civil suit resulted in a $19-million settlement with Glass’ family against four agencies, including the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office. In a court-ordered apology as part of the settlement, former Sheriff Rick Albers placed blame on officers who “failed to meet expectations.”
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