On October 31, Corbin Klein, age 31, was convicted on charges including First-Degree Assault on a Peace Officer with a Deadly Weapon, following an altercation with deputies from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, according to the Sheriff’s Office official release. Klein’s sentencing is set for December 12, where he faces a potential prison term ranging from 10 to 32 years.
The incident leading to Klein’s conviction occurred in June 2024, and deputies were initially responding to reports of vandalism that later escalated into theft, but when deputies engaged with Klein; he turned uncooperative and as deputies aimed to detain him, he pulled out a pocketknife and flipped it open, a move that might have spelled dire consequences, if not for the quick intervention of the officers present, as stated by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. They were able to subdue and arrest Klein without further incident or injury…