A Brighton Police Department officer was deemed to have used justifiable force in relation to a 2024 incident wherein he gave a man a brain bleed.
Brian Mason, district attorney for the 17th Judicial District, found Officer Christopher Barfield did not use excessive force when beating up Adam Huerta in a bathroom while responding to a domestic violence call at Brighton Japanese American Association Park around 11 a.m. on Oct. 28, 2024, according to a Tuesday DA’s decision letter.
Huerta was later charged with possession with intent to manufacture or distribute fentanyl, tampering with physical evidence, third-degree assault, resisting arrest and second-degree criminal trespass, according to the letter…