El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa has responded to a statement provided by Black Forest Fire District Board Chairman Ed Bracken about the investigation into the Black Forest fire. The sheriff says: The hired investigator did in fact provide information to the Sheriffs Office which was not new to the investigation and had already been thoroughly vetted by the Sheriffs Office investigators. The information provided no evidentiary value whatsoever and did not further the investigation in any way. Furthermore, the investigative file initiated by Chief Bob Harvey was also turned over to the Sheriffs Office pursuant to a court order due to his lack of cooperation. The file provided by Chief Harvey provided no value and was not based on facts or scientific evidence and did not help to further the investigation in any way. The file contained only notes, daily logs, miscellaneous maps and did not resemble any appearance of a criminal or fire investigation and did not help to further the investigation . The Sheriffs Office is continuing the investigation and we are confident that once complete, it will stand solely on the facts and evidence not merely assumptions or theories.
Posted on: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 05:42:04 +0000
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