GREELEY, Colo.—A judge has dismissed a charge of attempted first-degree assault against a former Weld County deputy district attorney accused of threatening to kill his former boss.
Daniel Wingler, 29, still faces charges of menacing and a bond violation, plus a separate charge of cultivating marijuana.
Wingler was free on bond on the marijuana charge when prosecutors say he left a phone message Nov. 8 for his former supervisor at the Weld District Attorney’s Office, which was prosecuting him on the marijuana charge. He was arrested in Texas, which prosecutors said was a bond violation.
On Thursday, Weld District Judge Gilbert Gutierrez said there was not enough evidence to move forward with the charge of attempted first-degree assault, but the other charges could proceed.
Boulder County Assistant District Attorney Pete Maguire was handling the threat case as a special prosecutor.
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Information from: Greeley Daily Tribune,
