I worked in law enforcement for several years in this community, and my support is for Sean Smith. I have read many letters from Duke Schirard supporters and can tell that crony politics are in full swing here. After serving my country in the military for many years, I got my bachelor’s degree in criminal justice because I thought I could help the community once again. I resigned from both the Colorado State Patrol and the La Plata County Sheriff’s Department because of people like Duke Schirard. The stuff Schirard and his cronies are saying about Sean Smith is complete bull!

No, I am not a former disgruntled worker, but many former and current officers have covered for Schirard’s indiscretions far too long and are still doing so today. No one is above the law, and one night (several years after I resigned), I reported an incident involving our sheriff when his deputies would not do anything. I called the Colorado State Patrol to report it. Troopers there asked if I would testify under oath, and I would because my integrity has never been in question.

Somebody compared Sean Smith to Obama, but the only one that is compared to Obama, in my opinion, is Schirard because he will say and do anything to keep his position.

Christopher M. Jones

Bayfield