GEORGETOWN, Colo. — Two Georgetown police officers who resigned this month and are charged in the death of Christian Glass will each get several thousand dollars as part of separation agreements with the town.
Randy Williams and Tim Collins are both charged with failing to step in and stop the 2022 officer shooting death of Glass. Williams voluntarily stepped down from the Georgetown Police Department on Feb. 5. Collins resigned on Feb. 12. Their exits left the force with only one sworn officer.
On the night of June 10, 2022, Glass called 911 after his car got stuck on a road in Silver Plume. Seven officers from different departments responded. Tasers and non-lethal weapons were used to try and get Glass out of his car before he was shot several times. While Glass had a knife in the car with him and told officers he was having mental health challenges, an internal affairs investigation concluded Glass was not in a position to pose an imminent danger to any of the officers when he was killed.
Williams spent 22 years at the department and most recently served as the Georgetown marshal. In that position, he earned 10,805.60 a month, according to a resignation agreement obtained by 9NEWS through a public records request. The document indicates Williams will receive three months' salary under the agreement, which totals $32,416.80. The town will also continue to pay health insurance premiums through the end of April.
He's also entitled to receive all paid time off he had accrued before Feb. 5.
Collins will receive two weeks' pay plus an additional eight hours. Under his resignation agreement, he will receive $2,750.46. He will also continue to have health benefit premiums paid through April and will be paid for any paid time off he has earned.
Both Williams and Collins were charged late last year in Glass's death. Williams is charged with two misdemeanor counts - failure to intervene and third-degree assault. Collins is charged with one count of failure to intervene.
Collins was with the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office when Glass was killed, and resigned about a month later citing personal reasons but was later hired to work in Georgetown.
Collins and another former Clear Creak County Deputy Andrew Buen were first on scene responding to Glass's 911 call for help after the 22-year-old got his car stuck on a rock in Silver Plume. They were joined by the other officers in an attempt to negotiate with Glass to get out of his car for over an hour.
Williams spent the most time talking to Glass. He tried to coax Glass out of the car by offering him something to eat or offering to make a phone call for him.
Eventually, Buen broke the SUV's window, fired several bean bag rounds at Glass, shot him with a Taser, and shot him five times in the chest, killing him. Williams, who had reached through a broken window to try to open Glass's door, also deployed a Taser, according to an internal affairs report about the incident released last year.
Collins, who was standing on the hood of Glass' SUV when the shooting happened, resigned as a Clear Creek County deputy weeks after the shooting. Williams hired Collins that November to work as a code enforcement officer in Georgetown. He became a patrol officer in April of last year.
As part of the resignation agreements, the town agreed to only disclose the information below if they're contracted by prospective employers for Collins or Williams.
- Hire and resignation dates
- The fact that the employee resigned
- Employees' salary and position at the time of resignation
According to the agreement the town will "make no other statements" regarding their employment.
Failure to intervene is a class one misdemeanor which could carry a sentence of up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine. If a police officer pleads guilty or is convicted of the crime, their certification to be a police officer could be suspended or revoked.
Buen is awaiting trial. He's pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder, official misconduct and reckless endangerment. Former Clear Creek deputy Kyle Gould pleaded guilty in November.
Four other officers in addition to Williams and Collins also face charges for failing to intervene.
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