Ouray releases less-redacted version of police complaint

Ouray County Plaindealer: An attorney retained by the city of Ouray has released a less-redacted version of a use-of-force complaint against the Ouray Police Department, filed in a case involving a teenager last year.

The Plaindealer obtained the initial 10-page citizen complaint in March, which was heavily redacted. At the time, city officials cited a law concerning juvenile court cases where the offenders completed diversion programs, which allows those cases to be expunged from the court system. The teenager was charged with obstruction and assault, and was accused of pushing another juvenile down during a concert in the park.

The city said anyone connected to the juvenile’s arrest and details of the complaint and the investigation must not be released because of laws protecting juveniles in the criminal justice system, and the fact that the juvenile court records were destroyed.

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