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Deputy Sheriff Arrested on Misdemeanor Charges

On December 7, 2024, Paul Mynatt, a Lieutenant with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, was arrested by the Colorado Springs Police Department and booked into the Teller County Jail where he is held without bond.

He is charged with Assault in the Third Degree, and Harassment, all related to Domestic Violence.

Mynatt has been employed with the Sheriff’s Office since February 2007 and is assigned to the Administrative Services Division. He will be placed on Administrative Leave in accordance with policy.

As this is an active investigation, we will not provide further comments regarding this case. All inquiries about the case must be directed to the Colorado Springs Police Department, the investigative agency.

Inquiries pertaining to the mugshot will be handled by the Teller County Sheriff’s Office.

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El Paso County Sheriff’s Office
27 East Vermijo Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80903

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