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I'm having some conflicting feelings here. What the Colonel did was wrong, he should pay a price, but at the same time (and this is where the conflict comes in), this man gave 27 selfless years of his life to this nation, received an honorable discharge and retired.
Does this man deserve some sort of consideration for his service to his country? I don't think he deserves preferential treatment because of his position or rank and the Judge was pretty considerate in lowering his bond from $1,000,000 to $500,000 in which he bonded out and went home today.
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29134105/douglas-county-judge-reduces-bond-former-colonel-held
It's just hard for me to say throw the book at the guy and lose the key. I don't know his criminal record prior to this incident, but I doubt he has one, and none of the papers to my knowledge discuss any prior history of drunk driving or criminal history.
On the flip side, he killed a State Trooper, and 33 year old mother of an 8 month old little girl and wife to a husband who will never get to see her again, because he wanted to drink and drive. I'm saddened by the fact that an 8 month old little girl will never know her mama because some guy thought he was ok to drive after several beers.
Even worse, the guy not only hit and killed this trooper...he then fled the scene. Does 1 bad act, undo a lifetime of good deeds? And how does that translate into determining punishment?
I'm glad I am not the Judge in this case, because determining a fit punishment considerate of the man's service, but at the same time rendering a fair justice to the dead Trooper and her family will be no easy feat.
What are your thoughts SVTP?
original article here.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/colorado-trooper-killed-investigating-accident-35227117
Colonel Eric Henderson
Trooper Jaimie Jursevics and her 8 month old daughter
Does this man deserve some sort of consideration for his service to his country? I don't think he deserves preferential treatment because of his position or rank and the Judge was pretty considerate in lowering his bond from $1,000,000 to $500,000 in which he bonded out and went home today.
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29134105/douglas-county-judge-reduces-bond-former-colonel-held
It's just hard for me to say throw the book at the guy and lose the key. I don't know his criminal record prior to this incident, but I doubt he has one, and none of the papers to my knowledge discuss any prior history of drunk driving or criminal history.
On the flip side, he killed a State Trooper, and 33 year old mother of an 8 month old little girl and wife to a husband who will never get to see her again, because he wanted to drink and drive. I'm saddened by the fact that an 8 month old little girl will never know her mama because some guy thought he was ok to drive after several beers.
Even worse, the guy not only hit and killed this trooper...he then fled the scene. Does 1 bad act, undo a lifetime of good deeds? And how does that translate into determining punishment?
I'm glad I am not the Judge in this case, because determining a fit punishment considerate of the man's service, but at the same time rendering a fair justice to the dead Trooper and her family will be no easy feat.
What are your thoughts SVTP?
original article here.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/colorado-trooper-killed-investigating-accident-35227117
A retired Army colonel struck and killed a Colorado State Patrol trooper with his truck as she was investigating a crash south of Denver, then fled before he was arrested on homicide and drunken driving charges, authorities said Monday.
Trooper Jaimie Jursevics, 33, died Sunday night on southbound Interstate 25 near Castle Rock.
Eric Peter Henderson, 52, who had served in Iraq and Kuwait, hit the trooper as she was using her flashlight to direct him to the side of the highway to see if he was driving while drunk, an arrest affidavit states.
A trooper who had been following Henderson's pickup truck told investigators he heard Jursevics scream and saw her flashlight fly through the air.
Henderson drove about 15 miles before he was arrested on charges including vehicular homicide, leaving the scene, careless driving causing death and driving under the influence. He was being held in the Douglas County jail on $1 million bond.
Henderson's daughter, Frankie Henderson, declined to immediately comment.
Eric Henderson refused to answer a detective's questions without a lawyer but seemed shocked, crying in the interview room, "'I killed a cop,'" according to the affidavit.
His passenger, Craig Whitehill, told investigators he had attended the Denver Broncos game with Henderson, who drank at least six beers while they were together. He added, however that nothing about Henderson's driving concerned him.
Whitehill said he fell asleep and was awakened by a "big thump," the affidavit says.
The Army said Henderson retired in June 2013 from the Space and Missile Defense Command at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs after a 27-year career in the military.
He was twice deployed to Iraq and four times to Kuwait, according to his military records.
Jursevics, a four-year veteran of the state patrol, was married and had a young child. Troopers lined up outside patrol offices in Castle Rock and saluted as a coroner's procession carried the trooper away.
Colonel Eric Henderson
Trooper Jaimie Jursevics and her 8 month old daughter
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