On Friday, Gov. Jared Polis issued 35 pardons and nine commutations. Among those was Brandin Kreuzer, who was convicted in 2010 for irreparably injuring a Douglas County deputy at the end of a crime spree involving burglaries, armed robberies, and car thefts.
Polis granted Kreuzer parole 35 years early on National Peace Officer Memorial Day — showing, as Sheriff Darren Weekly wrote, “a complete lack of respect for the brave men and women who wear the badge and put their lives on the line every day.”
In his clemency letter, Polis got the facts wrong. He claimed Kreuzer’s codefendant, Taylor Moudy, received only seven years in the Youthful Offender System while Kreuzer got 50 years in adult prison…