Former Division Chief Michael Bethel was charged alongside former Sheriff Richard Reigenborn and former Undersheriff Thomas McLallen in September 2023 for falsifying training records. The charges included forgery, attempt to influence a public servant, conspiracy to commit forgery, and conspiracy to attempt to influence a public servant. The case was filed after a year-long investigation by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation into training records and correspondence of the former sheriff and his top deputies. ([cpr.org](https://www.cpr.org/2023/09/28/former-adams-county-sheriff-and-deputies-charged-with-falsifying-training-records/?utm_source=openai))
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