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Donald Trump nominates David Weaver, a Douglas County Commissioner, to serve as Colorado’s U.S. Marshal

Weaver is a former Douglas County sheriff

Then-Douglas County Sheriff David Weaver.
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Then-Douglas County Sheriff David Weaver.
DENVER, CO - JUNE 16: Denver Post's Washington bureau reporter Mark Matthews on Monday, June 16, 2014.  (Denver Post Photo by Cyrus McCrimmon)
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday nominated Douglas County Commissioner David Weaver to serve as Colorado’s next U.S. Marshal.

Then-Douglas County Sheriff David Weaver.
Denver Post file
Then-Douglas County Sheriff David Weaver.

If confirmed by the Senate, Weaver — a former Douglas County sheriff — would take charge of an office that was by the reassignment of several top officials, including then acting U.S. Marshal Ken Deal.

KUSA-Channel 9 reported at the time that the transfers followed complaints about a that made the rounds in the office.

Weaver served as sheriff from 2005 to 2014 as part of a 33-year career with Douglas County, according to a release sent by the White House.

The U.S. Marshals Service is the nation’s oldest federal law enforcement agency and its duties include protecting judges and hunting federal fugitives.

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