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The Independent UK
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Colleen Slevin

Ex-sergeant pleads guilty to failing to stop fatal standoff with man in mental health crisis

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One of two Colorado law enforcement officers accused of needlessly escalating a standoff that led to the death of a 22-year-old man suffering a mental health crisis pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor on Thursday and was sentenced to two years of probation.

Kyle Gould pleaded guilty to failing to intervene to stop the the unlawful use of force against Christian Glass, who was shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy, Andrew Buen, under Gould's command in 2022 after Glass called for help when his SUV got stuck.

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