
Consider what happened over the weekend inside the downtown Denver jail equal parts unusual and awkward. With a warrant in hand, Denver police officers walked into the jail looking for a suspect in an insurance fraud case on Saturday.
Minutes later, they walked out with a Denver sheriffs deputy by their side. “Deputy Gareth Stepp was arrested and charged with insurance fraud and forgery by El Paso County Stepp is on paid investigatory leave from the Denver Sheriff Department,” read a Monday statement from department spokesperson Daria Serna.