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VOLUME 21 | ISSUE 43
FEC United attends school district meeting Security provided BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Rep. Bob Marshall shares his ideas for the five pieces of legislation he can introduce this session on Dec. 5 at the Highlands Ranch Library. PHOTO BY MCKENNA HARFORD
HD43 Rep. Marshall outlines his legislative priorities New session begins soon BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Wasting no time between the election and the start of the legislative session, Highlands Ranch
Rep. Bob Marshall laid out the five bills he plans to introduce this year as he prepares to represent state House District 43. Marshall presented his plan to an audience of around 30 people at the Highlands Ranch Library earlier this month. His legislative priorities include a focus on
making car thefts felony crimes, implementing ethics standards for law enforcement and providing yearly teacher stipends. Colorado legislators can introduce up to five bills per session to be voted on. Marshall said he SEE MARSHALL, P8
Man sentenced to 23 years in Lone Tree shooting case 2018 case resolved BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Peter Viet Le, 29, was sentenced to 23 years in the Department of Corrections for shooting and in-
juring a man in 2018 at a bowling alley in Lone Tree, according to a Dec. 12 news release from the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. The shooting happened the night of March 22, 2018. According to the release, shortly after 11 p.m., police officers in Lone Tree were dispatched to a shooting call at the
Bowlero bowling alley, located at 9255 Kimmer Drive. When officers arrived, they found a male victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest, according to the release. Colorado Community Media SEE SENTENCING, P9
At least two members of a private armed organization were among the audience of a Douglas County School District meeting on equitable hiring, recruitment and retention of staff. John Tiegan, the founder of the United American Defense Force, an armed group that organized the downtown Denver “Patriot Muster” that ended with a fatal encounter in October 2020, and one other man in a United American Defense Force shirt attended the district’s Equity Advisory Council meeting on Dec. 7. Roughly 30 people made up the audience. Prior to the meeting, a post in a Facebook group for FEC United, an organization deemed anti-government by the Southern Poverty Law Center and with ties to the United American Defense Force, asked members to be at the meeting to provide feedback on the council’s draft recommendations meant to ensure diversity among school staff. In response to the post, multiple people reached out to the school district to raise concerns about FEC United’s call for attendance, including Equity Advisory Council member Cathy Lees, who called the post an intimidation tactic that “successfully silenced under-represented voices” in the district. The district provided extra security at the meeting and prohibited loitering outside the building. District policy also bans weapons on school properties and no one at the meeting appeared armed. Discussion during the equity meeting mostly took place with council members in small groups so the audience wasn’t able to hear much. The equity meeting took place without disruption or public comment. Audience members could fill out a form to provide feedback. Allison Jones, a DCSD parent and member of the Douglas County SEE MEETING, P10