Lying to a Weld County sheriff deputy or Greeley police officer can result in many different criminal charges including: False Reporting, Criminal Impersonation, or Attempt to Influence a Public Servant depending on the type of lie told. In a widely publicized case, an actor is facing felony charges for lying to police about a hate crime. According to the report, the actor had reported that he was the victim of a hate crime after being verbally and physically assaulted on his way home. Through investigation, it was alleged that the actor actually paid the men to beat him up to get him some press to further his career. Now, the actor is facing charges for falsely reporting a crime, when he knew one didn’t occur. In Colorado, this can be charged as misdemeanor False Reporting to Authorities or felony Attempt to Influence a Public Servant.
Weld County Attempt to Influence a Public Servant Lawyer: Attempt to Influence a Public Servant Definition
The Weld, Morgan, and Logan County, Colorado law definition of Attempt to Influence a Public Servant – C.R.S. 18-8-306 – is:
By reporting that he had been assaulted by unknown assailants, and through investigation police discovered a different story, it means that the actor used deceit to alter the officer’s actions in treating him as a victim and searching for his attackers.
Sentence for Attempt to Influence a Public Servant in Greeley and Erie
In Greeley, Erie, and Fort Lupton, Attempt to Influence a Public Servant is a class 4 felony, punishable by 2 to 6 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections and up to $500,000 in fines. This would not include the cost of the investigation, which the actor would likely be required to pay back.