The 22-year-old man accused of killing an Adams County sheriff’s deputy Wednesday night spent two years in the state’s Youthful Offender System, an incarceration program run by the Colorado Department of Corrections, after being convicted in a felony robbery case out of Denver, according state records.
Colorado Department of Corrections
Dreion Martise Dearing
Dreion Martise Dearing is being held at the Adams County jail on suspicion of three first-degree murder charges and a felony burglary charge.
He is accused of fatally shooting Deputy Heath Gumm in the 8700 block of Dawson Street in Thornton. Gumm was responding to a report of an assault and was shot in the chest.
The Adams County Sheriff’s Office has declined to release any information about a suspect in the case, or to confirm or deny Dearing’s connection. Dearing is listed, however, as an inmate in the county’s jail on the sheriff’s office’s website, and his arrest allegations are listed in Colorado Bureau of Investigation records — both of which are public.
Dearing was sentenced to four years in prison in the robbery case from 2013 — a penalty that was suspended upon the condition of his serving two years in the state’s , according to the Colorado Department of Corrections.
The DOC says records show he served his sentence from August 2014 to August 2016.
Just before his 18th birthday in October 2013, Dearing was implicated in serious crimes on consecutive days, Denver court records show.
On Oct. 6, 2013, he and another teen were suspected of assaulting a man to the point of unconsciousness and causing brain hemorrhage outside a convenience store near the intersection of East 52nd Avenue and Crown Boulevard in Montbello, according to a probable cause statement.
A day later, Dearing pushed a woman from behind on downtown Denver’s 16th Street Mall, stealing an iPad she was carrying and running off, another probable cause statement says. Police say officers chased him down and eventually caught him.
Dearing was suspected of aggravated robbery in the 16th Street Mall case. His incarceration in the Youthful Offender System system stemmed from a conviction in that case.
Allegations in the Montbello case were dismissed, court records show.
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Thornton resident Michael Kapaun holds a flag in support of Adams County Sheriff's Office Deputy Heath Gumm who was shot, in the 8700 block of Dawson Street, on Jan. 25, 2018 in Thornton. Gumm was shot in the chest by a suspect who fired several rounds from a handgun.
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An Adams County Sheriff Deputy wears a black band across her badge after Sheriff's Deputy Heath Gumm was gunned down on Jan. 25, 2018 in Thornton. Gumm was shot in the chest by a suspect who fired several rounds from a handgun.
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Ezekiah Lucero, 13, stops to pray at a memorial for Adams County Sheriff's Office Deputy Heath Gumm at Adams County South Substation on Jan. 25, 2018 in Commerce City. The Thornton school where Lucero attends seventh grade was closed as the hunt for two other suspects continue.
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Deputies console each other near the location where Adams County Sheriff's Office Deputy Heath Gumm was gunned down on Jan. 25, 2018 in Thornton. Gumm was shot in the chest by a suspect who fired several rounds from a handgun.
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A flag hung down from Truck 53 and Tower 51 to form the archway as Brighton police officers stood at attention and saluted as the hearse carrying Adams County Sheriff's Office Deputy Heath Gumm arrives at the Adams county coroner on Jan. 25, 2018 in Brighton. Gumm was shot in the chest by a suspect who fired several rounds from a handgun about 7 p.m.
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Brighton police officers wear black ribbons over their badges and fight back tears for fallen Adams County Sheriff's Office Deputy Heath Gumm as the hearse carrying his body arrived at the Adams county coroner on Jan. 25, 2018 in Brighton. Gumm was shot in the chest by a suspect who fired several rounds from a handgun about 7 p.m.
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A flag hung down from Truck 53 and Tower 51 to form the archway as Brighton police officers stood at attention as the procession of police cars go by. The hearse carrying Adams County Sheriff's Office Deputy Heath Gumm arrived at the Adams county coroner on Jan. 25, 2018 in Brighton. Gumm was shot in the chest by a suspect who fired several rounds from a handgun about 7 p.m.
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Courtney Rydstrom, 20, and Danielle Proctor 24, hold up signs as they wait for the procession of fallen deputy to arrive. The neighborhood surrounding the Adams County Coroner building all gathered to pay their respects to fallen Adams County Sheriff's deputy. A flag hung down from Truck 53 and Tower 51 to form the archway. Brighton police officers stood at attention and saluted as the hearse carrying Adams County Sheriff's Office Deputy Heath Gumm arrives at the Adams county coroner on Jan. 25, 2018 in Brighton. Gumm was shot in the chest by a suspect who fired several rounds from a handgun about 7 p.m.
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Jonathan Cardenas of Henderson holds a flag as he waits for the procession to arrive. A flag hung down from Truck 53 and Tower 51 to form the archway. Brighton police officers stood at attention and saluted as the hearse carrying Adams County Sheriff's Office Deputy Heath Gumm arrives at the Adams county coroner on Jan. 25, 2018 in Brighton. Gumm was shot in the chest by a suspect who fired several rounds from a handgun about 7 p.m.
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Brighton Fire and Brighton PD all gathered to pay their respects to fallen Adams County Sheriff's deputy. A flag hung down from Truck 53 and Tower 51 to form the archway. Brighton police officers stood at attention and saluted as the hearse carrying Adams County Sheriff's Office Deputy Heath Gumm arrives at the Adams county coroner on Jan. 25, 2018 in Brighton. Gumm was shot in the chest by a suspect who fired several rounds from a handgun about 7 p.m.
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A long line of police cars make their way to the Adams County Coroner building. A flag hung down from Truck 53 and Tower 51 to form the archway where Brighton police officers, Brighton Fire and Adams County Sheriff's all stood at attention and saluted as the hearse carrying Adams County Sheriff's Office Deputy Heath Gumm arrived at the Adams county coroner on Jan. 25, 2018 in Brighton. Gumm was shot in the chest by a suspect who fired several rounds from a handgun about 7 p.m.
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Adams County Sheriffs personnel fight back tears for fallen Adams County Deputy. The hearse carrying Adams County Sheriff's Office Deputy Heath Gumm arrived at the Adams county coroner on Jan. 25, 2018 in Brighton. Gumm was shot in the chest by a suspect who fired several rounds from a handgun about 7 p.m.
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Brighton FD salute fallen Adams County Sheriff's Office Deputy Heath Gumm as the hearse carrying him arrived at the Adams county coroner on Jan. 25, 2018 in Brighton. Gumm was shot in the chest by a suspect who fired several rounds from a handgun about 7 p.m.
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Brighton police officers wear black ribbons over their badges and fight back tears for fallen Adams County Sheriff's Office Deputy Heath Gumm as the hearse carrying his body arrived at the Adams county coroner on Jan. 25, 2018 in Brighton. Gumm was shot in the chest by a suspect who fired several rounds from a handgun about 7 p.m.
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A flag hung down from Truck 53 and Tower 51 to form an archway as Brighton police officers and fire personnel stood for the procession. The hearse carrying Adams County Sheriff's Office Deputy Heath Gumm arrived at the Adams county coroner on Jan. 25, 2018 in Brighton.
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Crime scene tape surrounds the area where Adams County Sheriff's Office Deputy Heath Gumm was gunned down on Jan. 25, 2018 in Thornton. Gumm was shot in the chest by a suspect who fired several rounds from a handgun.
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Deputy gathers police tape near the location where Adams County Sheriff's Office Deputy Heath Gumm was gunned down on Jan. 25, 2018 in Thornton. Gumm was shot in the chest by a suspect who fired several rounds from a handgun.
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Memorial beginning to grow at Adams County South Substation for Adams County Sheriff's Office Deputy Heath Gumm on Jan. 25, 2018 in Thornton. Gumm was shot in the chest by a suspect who fired several rounds from a handgun.
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A memorial grows at Adams County South Substation for Adams County Sheriff's Office Deputy Heath Gumm on Jan. 25, 2018 in Thornton. Gumm was shot in the chest by a suspect who fired several rounds from a handgun.
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Thornton resident Michael Kapaun holds a flag in support of Adams County Sheriff's Office Deputy Heath Gumm who was shot, in the 8700 block of Dawson Street, on Jan. 25, 2018 in Thornton. Gumm was shot in the chest by a suspect who fired several rounds from a handgun.
