A Colorado judge charged with felony menacing is accused of using an AR-15 rifle to intimidate the alleged victim in the case.
In a court filing released yesterday, prosecutors allege Judge Mark Thompson used the rifle to place or attempt to place the person in fear of imminent seriously bodily injury on July 25.
The name of the alleged victim was redacted from the document.
The case was initially suppressed at the request of the prosecutors but that restriction has now been lifted.
Thompson was the chief judge for Colorado’s Fifth Judicial District and presided over courts in Summit, Lake, Clear Creek, and Eagle counties. He was removed from his position as chief judge after the charge was filed.
