DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — Sheriff Darren Weekly says he had no warning signs that one of his rising commanders was struggling with alcohol before a DUI arrest that ended with the commander spitting at a Parker police officer.
“After I saw that video, I couldn’t fire him fast enough,” Weekly told Denver7 senior investigative reporter Jennifer Kovaleski in an exclusive interview.
Denver7 Investigates obtained body-camera video showing former Douglas County Commander Andrew Sanders repeatedly cursing at Parker police officers, attempting to headbutt them and spitting at a female officer while handcuffed to a hospital bed…