UPDATE
Following a three day Jury trial, Deputy Paul Mynatt has been found not guilty of third-degree assault and harassment. The verdict was handed down on January 30, 2026.
Mynatt is still a deputy with the sheriff's office and remains on administrative leave as of this article's last update.
ORIGINAL COVERAGE
We now have the arrest papers that show what led up to the arrest of an El Paso County Sheriff's Deputy.
Lieutenant Paul Mynatt is facing charges of third degree assault and harassment.
Court documents show the charges stem from a domestic violence incident. Those documents also show Mynatt is in the process of a divorce and is accused of hitting his wife in an argument.
The sheriff's office tells News5 Mynatt has been a deputy since 2007 and is on administrative leave until the investigation is finished. He is currently out of jail on bond.
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