EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KOAA) — A deputy with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office was arrested on misdemeanor charges following an incident on Tuesday.
It happened at a business in the 6800 block of Fountain Mesa Road, which is located near the South Powers Boulevard and Fontaine Boulevard interchange.
The sheriff's office says they received a call regarding a man, later identified 34-year-old Deputy Christopher Ramirez, entered the business and inappropriately touched an adult woman.
According to the sheriff's office, Ramirez did not know the woman, and he left before deputies arrived.Ramirez was later located and taken into custody.
The sheriff's office says Ramirez was booked into the El Paso County Jail on an unlawful sexual contact charge. He was released on bond on Wednesday.
Ramirez has been employed with the sheriff's office since November, 2024, and he is assigned to the Detention Security Division. Ramirez has been placed on administrative leave, according to the sheriff's office.
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