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Week of Aug. 24, 2026: Kiowa County Deputy — Recent Runner-up in Republican Primary for County Sheriff — Arrested for Domestic Violence

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Week of Aug. 24, 2026: Kiowa County Deputy — Recent Runner-up in Republican Primary for County Sheriff — Arrested for Domestic Violence

Welcome to our weekly sum-up. Every Monday we 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. These actions from POST are not necessarily only those that have happened

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Boulder County Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested for Allegedly Punching his Wife was Previously Nominated for Domestic Violence Service Award

Domestic Violence

Boulder County Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested for Allegedly Punching his Wife was Previously Nominated for Domestic Violence Service Award

Deputy Peter Markusen also had previously dismissed domestic violence-related charges from 2008, and two attempts at temporary protection orders for domestic abuse against him this past year Shortly after midnight on April 16, 1994, Boulder Police Department Officer Beth Haynes — 26 at the time — responded to a domestic violence report.

By Andrew Fraieli