DENVER (KDVR) — A man who attacked a Greeley police officer with a metal file in 2023 and assaulted a second officer was sentenced this week to 35 years in prison.
Joshua Minteer, 33, was found guilty by a jury in September of attempted second-degree murder of a peace officer, second-degree assault of a peace officer, third-degree assault, harassment and resisting arrest, all stemming from an incident on Jan. 10, 2023, outside the Greeley cold weather shelter.
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“These two officers were simply doing their job that night,” Deputy District Attorney Mikaela Fatzinger said in the 19th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announcement of the sentencing. “This defendant’s violent actions could have easily resulted in the death of a police officer. We are thankful for the courage and professionalism of these officers and for the jury’s decision to hold this defendant accountable.”
Greeley police officers had responded to the area on reports that Minteer was assaulting staff and others, and was threatening to kill the responding officers, according to the 19th Judicial District Attorney’s Office…