May 2023

Walsenburg taser victim files federal lawsuit against LA County, LACSO employees, Suit alleges lack of oversight and training conducted by LASCO admin

A Walsenburg man who Las Animas County Sheriff Office deputies tasered as he watched a traffic stop in Trinidad last November has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against LACSO officials and the Las Animas County Board of County Commissioners alleging a deprivation of his civil rights. The lawsuit follows the release of body camera footage that shows LACSO Deputy Mikhail Noel and Lt.

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all Purgatoire River Call as of: 05/04/2023 Lewelling & McCormick Ditch: Priority #19, Appropriation Date: 06/01/1865 Trinidad Reservoir Report: Release 77.06 AF Inflow 102.53 AF - 51.69 CFS Evaporation 11.47 AF Content 22,714 AF Elevation 6,186.41 Precipitation 0 Downstream Call: Highland Canal; Appropriation Date: 05/31/1866 Jeff Montoya, Water Commissioner Colorado Division of Water Div. 2, District 19 .

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rint “Your own mind is a sacred enclosure into which nothing harmful can enter except by your permission.” — Arnold Bennett Events Trinidad Youth Art Show 2nd Annual Trinidad Youth Art Show. Wednesday through Friday at A.R.

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Letters to the editor:

Dear editor, To the Las Animas County Commissioners, Sheriff Derek Navarette, and Citizens of Las Animas County: I am writing this letter in light of recent events involving the Las Animas County Sheriff’s Department, Deputy Noel and Lieutenant Trujillo, regarding the videos currently circulating on most social media and news platforms, including national news, as of most recent. I ask the Las Animas County Commissioners to not only hold Deputy Noel and Lieutenant Trujillo liable but also Sheriff Navarette.

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