Former Steamboat Springs police officer pleads not guilty
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Steamboat Springs — Former Steamboat Springs Police Department officer Kristin Bantle pleaded not guilty in district court Wednesday.
Bantle has been charged with attempt to influence a public servant related to providing false information on an employment application submitted to the Routt County Sheriff’s Office. According to a report prepared by a District Attorney’s Office investigator, Bantle lied about past drug use.
A three-day jury trial has been scheduled to begin Dec. 1.
During Wednesday’s hearing, Judge Shelley Hill denied a request that Hill reconsider her decision not to allow a preliminary hearing.
After reading reports, Hill ruled Tuesday there was probable cause for the prosecution.
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