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Denver mom sues Saguache County, alleging deputies ignored son s suicidal comments
Victim not discovered for 8 hours
A Denver woman has filed a federal lawsuit against the Saguache County Commissioners, County Sheriff and several members of his staff, alleging negligence in the November 16, 2019 death of her son.
and last updated 2021-03-10 10:43:39-05
DENVER â A Denver woman has filed a federal lawsuit alleging negligence in the Nov. 16, 2019 death of her son at the Saguache County Jail. He was just a good kid that kind of got lost, said his mother, Sarah Lieberenz. The opportunity to find his way back is never going to happen.
An arrest has been made in the homicide that occurred early Sunday morning in Saguache, according to a press release from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.
Deputies with the Saguache County Sheriffâs Office, with assistance from Colorado State Patrol troopers, arrested Donald Garcia, 45, without incident just after 3:30 a.m. Tuesday. He was arrested in an abandoned camper in the town of Saguache.
Garcia is being held at the Saguache County Jail without bond and faces a charge of first-degree murder.
The victim has also been identified: Robert Turner Jr, 50, of Salida.
Investigators are not releasing how Turner died because it is part of the active investigation.