Agitated man tased after leading police on chase, crashing on Highway 82
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More Than A Dozen Colorado Law Enforcement Agencies Begin Using Lasso-Like BolaWrap As De-Escalation Tactic
By Rick Sallinger
DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) More than a dozen different Colorado law enforement agencies have purchased a device meant to detain, not harm suspects. BolaWrap is a non-lethal apprehension tool that can restrain people from a safe distance.
It’s designed to not look like a gun, It fires off a kevlar cord which then wraps itself around the subject’s arms, legs or both. It’s classified as a “less lethal” device.
While it sounds like a gunshot when it fires, it’s actually just a blank charge meant to stun. Sometimes the suspects think they’ve been shot.
Garfield County Detention Center booking photo
A New Castle man has pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual contact and marijuana distribution stemming from an incident at the undeveloped South Canyon hot springs in early February.
Kenneth Hartley, 60, entered the plea before Garfield County District Judge Denise Lynch during a Thursday morning court appearance.
Unlawful sexual contact is a class 1 misdemeanor carrying a possible sentence of up to 24 months in the county jail, completion of sex-offense specific probation and registration as a sex offender.
Hartley was already a registered sex offender from previous violations, according to court records.
The drug count is also a class 1 drug misdemeanor carrying a possible sentence of an additional 18 months in jail. Sentencing is scheduled for the afternoon of Sept. 16 before Judge Lynch.