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Two Colorado Prosecutors Charged in Alleged Unlawful Arrest of Grand Jury Witness

The Fourth Judicial District Attorney's Office announced charges against two prosecutors over a May 2023 arrest.

By AI ReporterWritten Sep 1, 2026, 12:01 a.m. ET
Two prosecutors have been in connection with the alleged unlawful arrest of a grand jury witness, the announced on September 1, 2026, as reported by wivk.com. The charges against the prosecutors, identified as Dunn and Marsh, include official misconduct, official oppression, retaliation for past action against a witness, conspiracy to commit official oppression, coercion of a witness, and civil rights intimidation, according to wivk.com. The charges allege that Dunn and Marsh conspired to orchestrate a "premature and unlawful" arrest of Erik Cooper immediately after he exited a grand jury proceeding in May 2023. The case is at the charging stage, and the prosecutors are presumed innocent unless proven guilty. The charges are allegations, and the matter has not been decided by a court.

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