October 4, 2024
Updated on Oct. 3, 2024, at 2:30 p.m.
Tina Peters is headed to prison.
The former Mesa County Clerk was sentenced to nine years of incarceration, most of which will be served in the Colorado Department of Corrections.
Peters’ attorneys indicated they plan to appeal.
21st Judicial District Judge Matthew Barrett preceded his sentence with a blistering critique of her actions and attitude, calling Peters an attention-seeking former official who only thinks about herself.
“You are no hero,” Barrett told Peters. “You’re a charlatan who used, and is still using, your prior position in office to peddle a snake oil that’s been proven to be junk time and time again.”
Barrett handed down the sentence in front of a packed courtroom that included supporters of Peters, several uniformed sheriff’s deputies and local elected officials. An overflow crowd gathered just outside the courtroom, streaming the proceedings on their phones from feet away.
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Article URL : https://www.cpr.org/2024/10/03/tina-peters-former-mesa-county-clerk-prison/