Today, February 20, 2025, a Clear Creek County jury found former patrol deputy Andrew Buen guilty of Criminally Negligent Homicide in the death of Christian Glass. The Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office respects the judicial process and appreciates the jury members for their time commitment and thoughtful deliberations to reach a unanimous decision.

The Sheriff’s Office continues its efforts to ensure the events of June 10 – 11, 2022, will never happen again. Sheriff Matthew D. Harris explains, “We are working to rebuild trust and build community relationships by being accountable, transparent, and professional. We have restructured the leadership team, implemented policies and processes to align with law enforcement best practices, and established agency-wide training requirements and expectations. We also created and filled two additional patrol sergeant positions to help attain our goal of 24/7 direct supervision.

“I made a commitment to our community, to county commissioners, and most importantly, to the Glass family to change how the Sheriff’s Office operates. Our sworn and civilian employees work hard to become a little bit better every day. Through their dedication and efforts to espouse our mission of ‘Public Service First, Public Safety Always,’ the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office will become the professional law enforcement agency our residents, staff, and the Glass family deserve.”