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A Denver police sergeant was formally charged today with several crimes after he allegedly struck his wife with a gun and threatened his brother-in-law with the weapon.
John James Witkowski, 43, was charged with two counts of felony menacing, two counts of misdemeanor assault causing injury, a misdemeanor count of obstructing telephone service and criminal mischief, said Kathleen Walsh, spokeswoman for the Arapahoe County district attorney’s office.
The confrontations allegedly happened about 7 p.m. Sunday.
Witkowski faces up to three years in prison on the felony charges, Walsh said.
Staff writer Kirk Mitchell can be reached at 303-954-1206 or kmitchell@denverpost.com.
