Week of May 11, 2026: Adams County Sheriff’s Division Chief Retires After 39 Years, But While Under Investigation
Welcome to my weekly sum-up. Every Monday I send out a short summary of the last week’s officers that have landed on Colorado’s Peace Officer Standards and Training public database of law enforcement misconduct and actions. They are not necessarily only actions that have happened in the last week, but those that have been added, and consist of any other context I could find. Additionally are officers with otherwise obvious misconduct from around the same time.
This past week POST did not add any officers until late Sunday, so we have few details to work with as there was no time to send out record requests. The few details available are below, and rounding this out is some local coverage on police, courts and public records from the last week.
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John Bungartz (CO-128040)
- Retired while under investigation as a division chief with Adams County Sheriff’s Office on May 7
- Hired by ACSO in August 1986
- No previous actions
- No known former agencies
Sources:
- POST Database
- Adams County Sheriff’s Office
Benjamin Williams (CO-094-927)
- Resigned in lieu of termination for cause as an acting sergeant with Steamboat Springs Police Department on May 4
- Hired in August 2022
- Formerly with Larimer County Sheriff’s Office
- No previous actions
Sources:
- POST Database
- Steamboat Springs PD Facebook page
Jeremy Engel (CO-039-275)
- Issued a credibility report while a deputy with Weld County Sheriff’s Office on May 14
- According to the credibility disclosure, he “knowingly made [an] untruthful statement during [an] IA investigation; Violated policy regarding dishonesty.”
- No previous actions
- No known former agencies
Sources:
- POST Database
The News: Local police, court and public records law coverage this past week
