GUILTY CO - Deputy Heath Gumm, 32, fatally shot, Thornton, 24 Jan 2018 *Arrest*

[margarita25]

So, did the bulletproof vest not work? Type of ammo?

"Gumm had chased Dreion Martise Dearing, 22, into a backyard and was shot multiple times in the chest during the confrontation, Adams County authorities have said.

Gumm, 31, who was wearing a bulletproof vest at the time of the shooting, started his career as a deputy in 2012."

https://www.denverpost.com/2018/01/31/adams-county-deputy-shooting-accused-hearing/

 

[margarita25]

"Dearing also faces charges of assault during a robbery, possession of a weapon by a previous offender and misdemeanor assault, recklessly causing injury.

Dearing, who spent two years in Colorado’s Youthful Offender System..."
https://www.denverpost.com/2018/01/31/adams-county-deputy-shooting-accused-hearing/

 

[margarita25]

Throw away the freaking key. I'm sure they will.

 

[margarita25]

Watch live: Funeral for fallen Adams County sheriff’s deputy Heath Gumm
http://kdvr.com/2018/02/02/processi...held-for-fallen-adams-county-sheriffs-deputy/

"ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. — A law enforcement procession will honor fallen Adams County sheriff’s deputy Heath Gumm on Friday morning.

The Colorado Department of Transportation is expecting at least 2,000 vehicles as part of the procession honoring Gumm."

 

[margarita25]

"For those who want to stop and salute or watch the procession, organizers ask people wear blue and line up on sidewalks.

A service will be held at the church at 11 a.m. and is open to the public. No one will be allowed into the church until 10:15 a.m. with the doors closing at 10:45 a.m.

Thousands of people are expected to attend the services. No cellphones or recording devices will be allowed.

Because of heavy congestion in the area, the sheriff’s office is encouraging people to watch the procession and services online."

http://kdvr.com/2018/02/02/processi...held-for-fallen-adams-county-sheriffs-deputy/

 

[margarita25]

"Gumm was the second sheriff’s deputy in the Denver metro area to die in the line of duty in less than a month.

Douglas County sheriff’s deputy Zackari Parrish died on New Year’s Eve morning in a shooting at a Highlands Ranch apartment complex. The suspect was shot and killed by a SWAT team."

http://kdvr.com/2018/02/02/processi...held-for-fallen-adams-county-sheriffs-deputy/

 

[margarita25]

Hundreds line streets to honor fallen deputy Heath Gumm
http://kdvr.com/2018/02/02/hundreds-line-streets-to-honor-fallen-deputy-heath-gumm/

"Hundreds of police, fire and first responder vehicles followed the hearse carrying Gumm's body as it made its way up Interstate 25, then down Highway 7 through Lafayette.

Several citizens, many holding American flag and signs, lined the route to pay their final respects to fallen deputy."

 

[JerseyGirl]

Trial in killing of Adams County sheriff's Deputy Heath Gumm underway

With social distancing and masks for everyone, jury selection began Tuesday for Dreion Dearing, 24, who is charged with first-degree murder in the 2018 killing of Deputy Heath Gumm, 31.

The trial is expected to involve around 150 witnesses and last for at least three weeks, and likely will include contested testimony from a jailhouse informant who says Dearing confessed to the killing while the two men were together in custody.

Opening statements could take place as early as Friday.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Opening statements in trial for murder of Colorado deputy | 9news.com

 

[JerseyGirl]

Trial underway in man accused of killing Adams County Deputy Heath Gumm

 

[JerseyGirl]

Trial For Dreion Dearing, Accused In Death Of Adams County Sheriff's Deputy Heath Gumm, Delayed Again

Trial has been delayed again due to a rising number of coronavirus cases in Adams County.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Jury to deliberate in Adams County deputy murder trial | 9news.com

 

[JerseyGirl]

Jury finds Dreion Dearing guilty of murdering Adams County Sheriff's deputy Heath Gumm

 

[JerseyGirl]

sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Verdict handed down in trial for murder of Colorado deputy | 9news.com