DENVER ( KDVR ) — An 18-year-old in Firestone told police she had her tire slashed and was harassed by a 24-year-old Denver Sheriff’s Department deputy after meeting him online.
The Denver Sheriff Department announced on April 25 that Deputy Sheriff Cristian DeAnda, 24, was arrested and is facing charges of:
- Stalking – causing emotional distress,
- Harassment,
- Criminal mischief – under $300 damages, and
- Felony menacing (domestic violence)
The Denver Sheriff Department placed DeAnda on investigatory leave and notified the Office of the Independent Monitor and the Public Integrity Division.
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Affidavit describes harassment, vandalism
An officer spoke with the teen’s mother on April 21 after the mother reported the harassment and vandalism to police, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by FOX31.
The mother told police that her daughter had met DeAnda online about three weeks earlier, and recently, he had begun to harass her, including “slashing her car tire and making threats via text message,” according to the arrest affidavit…