Bribery is charged in Greeley and Weld County when a person offers a benefit to a public servant to try and influence that person’s decision. A man is likely facing these charges after using his employment at Krispy Kreme to try and get out of an arrest. The man was approached by police after he was caught peering into vehicles. Officers suspected he was looking for items to steal, so they approached him. The donut store employee tried to flee but was caught and eventually arrested. While under arrest, the man told officers he worked for Krispy Kreme and would give them donuts if they let him go. Free donuts were not enough of a bribe, as the man was taken to the jail. If this had occurred in Greeley, Fort Morgan, or Johnstown, the man would likely be facing charges for Resisting Arrest and Bribery.
Weld County Bribery Lawyer: Definition of Bribery in Morgan and Logan County
The Colorado law definition of Bribery – C.R.S. 18-8-302 – is:
(a) He offers, confers, or agrees to confer any pecuniary benefit upon a public servant with the intent to influence the public servant’s vote, opinion, judgment, exercise of discretion, or other action in his official capacity; or
(b) While a public servant, he solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit upon an agreement or understanding that his vote, opinion, judgment, exercise of discretion, or other action as a public servant will thereby be influenced.
The man would be charged under subsection (a) for offering donuts in exchange for allowing the man to go free. If the officers had accepted the bribe, they would be charged under subsection (b) for agreeing to let the man go for free donuts.
Sentence for Bribery in Erie and Evans
As a class 3 felony in Greeley, Erie, and Evans, Bribery is punishable by 4 to 12 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections and up to $750,000 in fines. That’s a lot worse than the sentence for Resisting Arrest – a class 2 misdemeanor. In fact, until the man ran from the police – he hadn’t really committed any crime. They may have been suspicious about what he was doing, but it doesn’t mean they had probable cause to arrest him. That is, until he ran from them and fought back when they apprehended him.
If you or someone you love has been charged with Bribery, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent, and contact the best criminal defense attorneys from the O’Malley Law Office at 970-616-6009. Together, we can protect your future.
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