CENTENNIAL, Colo.—A former Arapahoe County sheriff accused of trading methamphetamine for sex is due in court.
Sixty-eight-year-old Patrick Sullivan is due in court in Centennial on Tuesday for a scheduling hearing. A preliminary hearing, in which prosecutors present evidence against suspects, has been postponed.
A judge appointed the Colorado Attorney General’s office as special prosecutor after prosecutors in the county where Sullivan was sheriff from 1984 until 2002 asked to withdraw.
The attorney general’s office asked for at least 30 days to review the case.
From his November arrest until he was released on bond on Dec. 6, Sullivan was held in a jail named for him.
County commissioners are now considering prohibiting naming places after someone who’s still alive as a result. They plan to discuss the issue Tuesday.
