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El Paso County Sheriff's Deputy Christopher Rogers Fired After Alleged Assault With Inmate

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)- An El Paso County Sheriff's deputy was fired Monday following an alleged assault involving an inmate at the county jail. Christopher Rogers was charged with third-degree assault and first-degree official misconduct.

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Both of those charges are misdemeanors. Rogers had been on administrative leave since mid-May when the alleged incident occurred.

The sheriff's office has not released details on what happened, only that another deputy did intervene and reported the alleged conduct to a supervisor.

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