Former Sheriff's Deputy Is Sentenced to 3 Years in Killing of Colorado Man
A former Colorado sheriff's deputy was sentenced to three years in prison on Monday in the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man who called 911 for help as he was experiencing a mental health crisis on a dark mountain road in 2022.
In February, a jury found the former deputy, Andrew Buen, guilty of criminally negligent homicide after declining to convict him on the more serious charge of second-degree murder in the killing of Andrew Glass.
The case drew scrutiny of how the authorities handle crisis intervention, prompted changes to how officers are trained to handle similar situations and resulted in a $19 million settlement for Mr. Glass's parents.
Before the sentence was handed down, Mr. Buen, a former Clear Creek County sheriff's deputy, addressed the judge and members of Mr. Glass's family.
'I wish I could take it all back, and it's something I think about over and over,' he said through tears. 'It's my mistake that I took the life of Christian and I didn't recognize that at the time, and it's something I will always have to live with.'
'Part of the reason I wanted to get into law enforcement,' he added, 'was to change the negative view of law enforcement. But my actions did the opposite. I will never forget that I let so many people down.'
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