BOULDER, Colo.—A former city attorney accused of harassing a neighbor in an argument over his dog has apologized as part of a tentative plea agreement that could wipe two misdemeanor charges from his record.
Ariel Calonne was cited on harassment and criminal mischief charges in June. The neighbor, Beverly Potter, accused Calonne of threatening to attack her in an argument that arose after she told him to keep his dog off her yard.
Calonne has said the allegations had no merit. City records show Potter had called police more than 50 times in the past three years with complaints ranging from the location of parked cars to the noise from an ice cream truck.
Calonne was Boulder’s city attorney at the time of the argument with Potter but is now city attorney in Ventura, Calif.
His attorney, Steve Louth, said Calonne expects to receive a yearlong deferred prosecution, meaning that if he stays out of trouble, the charges will be expunged. The plea agreement requires Calonne to have no contact with Potter and to write a letter of apology to the community.
In the letter, which he submitted to the Camera newspaper, Calonne said had compounded the disagreement “by becoming angry over the situation and raising my voice to her. For this, I apologize.”
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