The death of a 22-year-old Boulder man, who was experiencing a mental health crisis, at the hands of deputies and police near Silver Plume is being presented to a grand jury.
District Attorney Heidi McCollum has launched a grand jury investigation into the June 10 police shooting death of Christian Glass, according to aA grand jury was empaneled Tuesday and McCollum is presenting the incident for further investigation and the possible return of charges, the release said., state, local and federal agencies have been investigating the death of Glass, who was shot by a Clear Creek County deputy. Glass had called 911 for help after he crashed his vehicle into a berm.
After Glass told dispatchers he had two knives in the car, deputies and police officers from several agencies tried for more than an hour to coax Glass from his vehicle. Responders broke a car window to pull Glass from out of the vehicle. Glass grabbed a knife and stabbed toward an officer when a deputy shot him.Glass, who experiencing delusions and paranoia during the incident, said he was. He had offered to throw the knives out the window, but the deputies told him not to.
“After a comprehensive investigation, I now intend to bring this matter to the grand jury, which, at my request, is scheduled to convene multiple times during the month of November,” McCollum said in the release.“When a peace officer shoots and wounds or kills another in Colorado, there are specific protocols to investigate and review such matters,” McCollum said.