BRIGHTON, Colo. A Denver police sergeant has been charged with menacing after allegedly pointing a weapon at a person in Commerce City.
A formal charge of menacing was filed Friday against Jason Brake, according to the 17th Judicial District Attorney's Office. The charge, a Class 5 felony, stems from an incident Oct. 3 along E. 96th Avenue in Commerce City where Brake allegedly pointed a weapon at a person, the district attorney's office said.
Brake is a sergeant with the Denver Police Department. DPD said he joined the department in 1990 and was most recently working in the DPD Operations Support Section.
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On Oct. 3, he was placed on paid administrative leave for the investigation. Because he has been charged with a felony, he is now on unpaid leave.
The district attorney's office is conducting the criminal investigation. DPD said it will begin its administrative review after that case is adjudicated.
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