EAGLE A South Florida man suspected of selling pills containing heroin and a powerful synthetic opioid that caused or contributed to the drug overdose deaths of two El Jebel men in March 2017 finalized a plea agreement with prosecutors Wednesday in Eagle County District Court.
Samuel Brunelus, 26, of Deerfield Beach, entered an “Alford plea” to three counts of second-degree assault, a class 4 felony, pleading guilty to the charges.
According to the agreement, Brunelus was sentenced to two years of probation and to five years in Colorado Department of Corrections on each charge. The concurrent prison sentences were suspended, which means Brunelus will not serve them if he successfully completes his probation. Brunelus was also given credit for 519 days already served in jail, and ordered to pay $1,850 in restitution and $2,279 for the cost of his extradition from Florida.
“It s important to have diversity throughout all of these roles across the valley, whether it s at a nonprofit or a government function, because the value is that you re going to have diversity in response,” said Ramirez with Voces Unidas de las Montañas “United Voices of the Mountains.”
The group formed in May 2020 to address what it saw was a lack of support for Latinos in Eagle, Garfield and Pitkin counties. They began by sharing information about COVID-19 in the pandemic’s early stages, though the focus soon grew to include wildfires.
On Aug. 10, 2020, after a dry and warm spring, the Grizzly Creek Fire ignited in the Glenwood Canyon in Garfield County. It would grow to burn more than 32,600 acres, and serve as a prequel to even larger wildfires that would burn and scar Colorado.
Garfield County eliminates its animal control program due to budget cuts
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and last updated 2020-12-30 07:59:23-05
GARFIELD COUNTY, Colo. â Garfield County has eliminated its animal control program due to budget cuts.
Garfield County Sheriff Lou Vallario said he regrets having to end the program from the overall duties and services of the sheriffâs office, however economic challenges and a decrease in revenues in the county forced the move.
The responsibilities of the three animal control officers in the county ended on Dec. 27, and they are no longer available to help the public. On a yearly basis, the officers responded to nearly 2,000 calls.