Colorado Springs Police said the parole officers may not have identified themselves before, they say, Justin Kula ran over Parole Officer Christine Guerin Sandoval.
On Sept. 28, Christine Guerin Sandoval and two other officers were trying to serve a warrant on Justin Kula while he was in a vehicle near North Spruce and West Bijou streets in Colorado Springs.
According to law enforcement officials, Kula drove away and struck Guerin Sandoval and another officer. Both were rushed to a hospital. Guerin Sandoval died at the hospital, and the other officer was treated and released.According to body camera footage reviewed by a Colorado Springs Police detective, the parole officers never identified themselves as law enforcement, or as parole officers.
Kula had an arrest warrant issued on Aug. 31 for a parole violation. Court records show Colorado Springs Police arrested Kula for a parole violation on June 14 and El Paso County deputies arrested Kula on Aug. 20 for a parole violation. His criminal history shows he has been charged with second-degree assault on a peace officer, resisting arrest, and parole violations from charges related to domestic violence, harassment, drug possession and violating a protection order.
Department of Corrections Director Andre Stancil said Sandoval was a wife, mother and daughter. Sandoval's death was the first Department of Corrections employee to be killed in an act of violence since 2013, when DOC Director Tom Clements was ambushed and killed at his home.
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