CORRECTION: This story was up to date at 2:20 p.m. Nov. 2, 2023, to mirror that Kyle Gould didn’t enter a plea to his expenses and is scheduled to seem in courtroom for a plea listening to Nov. 16.
The previous Clear Creek county sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot Christian Glass after he referred to as 911 for roadside help whereas experiencing a psychological well being disaster pleaded not responsible Thursday afternoon.
Andrew Buen and a sheriff’s supervisor, Kyle Gould, appeared in Clear Creek County District Courtroom, almost a 12 months after a grand jury’s indictment linked the deputies’ resolution to take away Glass from the automotive on to his demise. Neither deputy was in imminent hazard, the grand jury stated, and shortly after the indictment was handed down, they had been fired from the sheriff’s workplace.
Buen is ready to return to courtroom Dec. 18 for additional proceedings. Gould was ordered to return Nov. 16 for a plea listening to.
The deadly capturing grew to become a breaking level in how legislation enforcement responds to calls involving psychological well being emergencies. Particulars of Glass’ demise in June 2022 weren’t revealed till months later when his household’s lawyer launched body-camera footage exhibiting Glass making a coronary heart together with his palms towards the officers from inside his automotive earlier than officers broke out the window, shot him six instances with beanbag rounds, a number of instances with a Taser after which 5 instances with a gun.
Buen, who fatally shot Glass, is dealing with expenses of second-degree homicide, official misconduct and criminally negligent murder. Gould, a former sergeant, was not on the scene close to Silver Plume off Interstate 70, however was watching the incident unfold from residence by way of a reside feed of Buen’s bodycam. He’s charged with criminally negligent murder and reckless endangerment.
Each males had been supplied plea offers by Fifth Judicial District Legal professional Heidi McCollum final month, although specifics of the plea deal weren’t divulged in courtroom.
Attorneys for Gould stated a “tentative decision” had been reached between his shopper and the district lawyer’s workplace, however no different data was accessible.
“It’s so exhausting for us. These males had been chargeable for the demise of our son, however like Simon (Glass) stated, Gould has accepted duty. You possibly can see it in his face, he’s sorrowful,” Sally Glass stated Thursday in accordance with recorded feedback from exterior the courthouse.
“In fact, the opposite man, I don’t know if I might name him a person, the best way he behaved that evening was inhuman, abject cruelty to our son, after which to place the icing on the cake, to plead not responsible is admittedly exhausting,” she stated.
Legal professionals for Buen and Gould requested a decide in January to drop the costs towards their shoppers and had been denied. Attorneys for Gould argued that the previous sergeant gave “the very best recommendation he might” whereas monitoring the state of affairs from residence as Buen’s supervisor and that he gave his orders based mostly on the state of affairs Buen described over the cellphone. Buen muted his physique digicam once they had been on the cellphone, so their dialog was not recorded.
Fifth Judicial District Courtroom Decide Catherine Cheroutes denied their motions in April to dismiss the instances. In her ruling, she stated Buen “deliberately and maliciously prompted hurt” to Glass by capturing and killing him, which “exceeded the authority of his official operate” as a deputy.