Three years after the slaying of Colorado’s top prison official, El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder is pulling the plug on the investigation, saying he doesn’t have evidence to dispute that gunman Evan Ebel acted alone.
The move comes as new questions are being raised about a possible conspiracy by members of the 211 Crew white-supremacist gang — an allegation Elder says isn’t borne out by the evidence, including the claims in a 3-year-old Texas Rangers report featured in a that the murder of prisons chief Tom Clements was ordered by 211 Crew leaders.
“If probable cause existed for the arrest and prosecution of anyone, we would pursue that and the DA’s Office would be right behind us,” Elder said.
The Sheriff’s Office is notifying fellow investigative agencies that it will take the case off “active” status, Elder said. He said a development is expected that could change people’s perceptions of the investigation, but wouldn’t elaborate.
El Paso County investigators have long pointed to a single bad actor: Evan “Evil” Ebel, a 28-year-old parolee who was later killed in a shootout with Texas authorities while on the run in Wise County, Texas.
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