Austin Holzer has been sentenced to 70 years in prison by a Mesa County judge for shooting a deputy. Holzer plead guilty, his sentence is part of a plea deal.
National Police Week (May 15 through 21) is a way to remember fallen officers, including Mesa County Sheriff's Deputy Derek Geer, and others who put their lives on the line every day.
When Mesa County Sheriffs Deputy Derek Geer was killed in the line of duty in February, he hoped, as an organ donor, that someday his death might save another's life. What he didn't know, is it would happen much sooner than expected.
Support for local law enforcement and the Derek Geer family continues to be demonstrated at an extremely high level, and now there is a new way to show support.