06/04/2009
Gay Bashing Colorado Cop Kell Hulsey Back on the Job
Kell Hulsey, a Greeley, Colorado police sergeant who last July threw the first punch in a bar fight that injured 35-year-old Brian Carter (pictured), is back on the job. Hulsey and his son Daniel were at the Pot Belly Deli Bar and Restaurant in Red Feather Lakes when they thought Carter, who has a lazy eye, was gay and checking Daniel out.
"After the 2008 fight at the Pot Belly Deli in Livermore, Hulsey was suspended from the department, issued a summons from Larimer County, stripped of his sergeant’s stripes, fired and then re-instated. Until he went back to street duty, he’d worked a desk job in the department. He is now back as a sergeant of the night shift in the department. Hulsey’s reinstatement into his same job didn’t sit well with the owner of the Pot Belly Deli, David Duty. 'This case sends a message to everyone,' Duty said in a telephone interview Wednesday. 'It says that if you want to start a fight in a bar, you can get away with it.' Duty also said Sgt. Hulsey is not welcome at his bar. 'If he comes back in here, I’ll put him in the hospital,' Duty said. Hulsey was given a year of unsupervised deferred sentence, which means if he is not involved in another crime for a year, the charge will be dismissed. He also was ordered to pay $1,088 in restitution and $182 in court costs. By pleading guilty to the disorderly conduct charge, Hulsey was able to get the other charges of third-degree assault and harassment dismissed."
Posted 9:55 AM EST by Andy Towle in Colorado, Crime, News | Permalink
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This is such a travesty of Justice. Not only was she BLIND, she was dumb. This "PIG" should have been fired, stripped of his gun, and put in jail. He should never have been allowed to plead guilty to the lesser charges and thus getting the major charges dropped.
I for one will not be vacationing in Feather Lakes Clorado area any time soon.
Posted by: Crash | Jun 4, 2009 9:59:21 AM
This re-affirms my faith in the legal system. The Soviet legal system.
Posted by: MikeMick | Jun 4, 2009 10:20:54 AM
This is a perfect example of why we have and need hate crime laws
Posted by: shane | Jun 4, 2009 12:17:18 PM
@Shane: Colorado has hate crimes laws that cover sexual orientation and gender identity.
It's not unusual for these types of plea bargains to be made, but something this obviously high profile is a stain on Greeley. Which is too bad, considering that justice was duly served in the Angie Zapata case in that very same place.
Posted by: Bruno | Jun 4, 2009 1:06:56 PM
The plea getting the assault charges dismissed shows that he has friends in the DA's office. He is obviously someone we don't need on any police force anywhere.
Posted by: Jim | Jun 4, 2009 1:32:06 PM
I bet Hulsey's wrist really stung for a moment from that slap the court gave him.
Posted by: Timothy | Jun 4, 2009 3:51:37 PM
Fuck Colorado and their bigots. The skiing in Whistler is better anyway.
Posted by: Wheezy | Jun 4, 2009 10:40:59 PM
Cops and the justice system protecting their own at the cost of us expendable 'fags'.... nice. Says a lot about the integrity of the force and the system!
Posted by: CK | Jun 4, 2009 10:41:51 PM
Ya know, folks? I do truly believe that Hulsey will more than get his.
Posted by: Perry | Jun 5, 2009 9:37:44 AM
Maybe it's time for a little street justice
Posted by: jACK oXFORD | Jun 5, 2009 7:59:42 PM
If anyone is collecting for what will surely be a major lawsuit against Hulsey personally, I'd like to donate. Mr. Duty just gave Hulsey a no trespass warning. Don't forget, we do have a make my day law that's almost never successfully challenged.
Posted by: UtellME | Jun 15, 2009 5:39:06 PM