Candidate for Colorado’s 4th Congressional District Faces Multiple Felony Charges
Justin Schreiber, a candidate for Colorado’s 4th Congressional District is facing multiple felony charges, including stalking, harassment, and attempting to influence a public servant.
The 35-year-old Army veteran made the announcement on Wednesday, just weeks before the special election to fill the seat of retiring Republican Congressman Ken Buck.
Schreiber, who is one of four Republicans vying for the open seat, has been vocal in his criticism of Buck, saying he is not a true representative for the people and is easily swayed by special interests. However, it seems Schreiber has some skeletons in his closet as he faces charges that involve law enforcement, including false reporting, stalking, and harassment.
Justin Schreiber said he notified KRDO 13 Investigates about the felony charges he is facing because he wants to be transparent with voters.
According to court documents, Schreiber’s recent charges stem from a series of incidents involving local law enforcement.
In one instance, he called the dispatch center 32 times in three days, claiming an intruder was in his home and accusing the police department of planting drugs. However, surveillance video shows that there was no intruder, and the police did not enter his home. Schreiber was arrested for three counts of false reporting and attempting to influence a public servant.
Court records also show that he was served a protection order by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office for following a sheriff’s deputy home from work multiple times. The deputy, who had previously written Schreiber’s wife a traffic citation, believed that Schreiber’s actions were retaliatory and put his family in danger. Schreiber was then arrested for stalking and harassment.
Schreiber claims that these charges are merely an attempt to interfere with his campaign for congress. “I feel like it's election interference,” he said in a statement to KRDO. “I went to church and I got stalking charges because a police officer lived within 300 yards of the church. The whole time police department put a protective order on me.”
Schreiber, who grew up in Houston and served in Afghanistan, has made defunding and dismantling the FBI, ATF, and IRS his top priority if elected. He also faces multiple charges from previous incidents involving law enforcement.
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Despite these serious allegations, Schreiber remains adamant about his innocence and has even chosen to make them public. “I want to be transparent with the voters,” he said. “I want them to know everything about the candidates. I feel like being honest about my charges is the right thing to do. We public servants answer to the people. That's something that this country has gotten away from.”
As the special election draws near, it remains to be seen how Schreiber’s legal troubles will affect his candidacy.