News5 is working to learn more about why a high-level Prosecutor with the Fourth Judicial District Attorney’s (DA’s) Office is on unpaid leave.
The DA’s Office confirms Chief Deputy DA Andrew Vaughan has been on unpaid leave since late December, however, they did not give an explanation as to why.
According to our news partner The Gazette , court records show Vaughan faces one count of felony criminal mischief of $2,000-$5,000 for an offense that allegedly occurred on Christmas Day. They also show a summons and complaint was filed against him on Monday.
According, to the Colorado Office of Attorney Regulation Council, Vaughan has held an active law license since 2009 with no public disciplinary history on file.
This is a developing story. News5 will continue to update this web story as we learn more.
The Gazette’s Zachary Dupont contributed to the publishing of this web story.
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