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The district attorney for Lake County has charged a sheriff’s deputy with three crimes relating to the incident last month in which he arrested and jailed a Leadville fire captain who was responding to a medical emergency call to treat a woman with a neck injury.
Prosecutor Mark Hurlbert said he has charged Deputy Steven James with first-degree official misconduct, obstructing a medical person and trespassing on public property, which is defined as keeping public officials from doing their duty.
Each charge is a Class II misdemeanor and carries the potential of two years in jail.
Additionally, Hurlbert chose to file no charges against Leadville Fire Capt. Dan Dailey.
