He called 911 and police treated him ‘like an animal in a cage’ before killing him, say prosecutors in Christian Glass murder trial
A terrified Christian Glass was swarmed by armed officers and treated “like an animal in a cage that’s being poked and prodded” before former deputy Andrew Buen fired five fatal shots into his vehicle, prosecutors argued Wednesday in closing arguments of Buen’s murder trial.
Fifth Judicial District Attorney Heidi McCollum replayed body camera footage for jurors at the start of Wednesday’s arguments, emphasizing the immediate and repeated barked orders at the 22-year-old to get out of the car from former Clear Creek County deputy Buen.
Buen has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, reckless endangerment and first-degree official misconduct in connection with the June 2022 killing.
The former deputy was first on scene with shift partner Tim Collins to respond to Christian’s 911 motorist assist call – but those
