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Wife Of Man Who Killed Limon Officer Charged

HUGO, Colo. (CBS4)- The wife of the man who shot and killed a Limon police officer was formally charged Wednesday.

Jackie Hasty, 50, was formally charged with reckless manslaughter and accessory to a crime in the Lincoln County Courthouse in Hugo.

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Dennis Mark Hasty (credit: knoxnews.com)

Investigators said Hasty was at home with her husband, Dennis Hasty, when he shot and killed Officer Jay Sheridan, 27, on March 9.

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Jay Sheridan (credit: CBS)

Dennis Hasty then turned the gun on himself after an hours-long standoff. He was wanted on a sex offender registry violation in Tennessee.

Jackie is being held on a $250,000 bond.

Officer Sheridan was laid to rest on Tuesday, March 15, in Limon.

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