y 8. The El Paso County Sheriff's Office Regional Communications Center received a report of a man directing traffic along U.S. Highway 24 in western unincorporated El Paso County while allegedly identifying himself as a peace officer.

Garrett Duffy

Witnesses reported the man was driving a black Dodge pickup truck, but deputies and officers with the Manitou Springs Police Department in Colorado were initially unable to locate him.

New charges filed in Colorado

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Through their investigation, deputies identified Duffy as the owner of the truck and described him as armed and aggressive toward law enforcement. Authorities later learned Duffy had been arrested by the Teller County Sheriff's Office, in Colorado, for an unrelated incident later that same day.

Based on the investigation, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office filed new charges against Duffy, including impersonating a peace officer and violating a protection order.

The sheriff's office said those charges are in addition to the charges stemming from the July 4 incident.

Extradition pending from Colorado jail

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According to the sheriff's office, Duffy is being held in the Teller County Jail on a $22,800 bond. Officials said he will be extradited to El Paso County to face the new charges, which carry an additional $10,000 bond.

The allegations against Duffy have not been proven in court.



Editors note: THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO INSTEAD OF EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS