Governor Jared Polis today appointed Anne Kelly as the new District Attorney in JD-12 (San Luis Valley).
Attorney General Phil Weiser had been providing oversight in the district since Democrat Alonzo Payne resigned in early July after numerous complaints about a lack of timely communications regarding prosecutions and allegations that Payne had violated the Colorado Crime Victim Rights Act.
As Shelly Bradbury of The Denver Post reports:
Kelly will take over Thursday as district attorney in the 12th Judicial District, which covers Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande and Saguache counties.
She previously worked as a prosecutor on the Front Range, working in the 18th, 19th and 20th judicial districts, which include Weld, Arapahoe and Douglas counties, as well as Boulder, where she was credited with starting a program aimed at helping victims of domestic violence, the Daily Camera newspaper reported.
She will replace Alonzo Payne, a reform-minded prosecutor who resigned in July amid a recall effort led by the city of Alamosa and backed by residents upset with his style of prosecution, professionalism and treatment of victims — and amid an unprecedented investigation by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser into violations of the state’s Victim Rights Act.
Kelly was chosen by a panel of law enforcement veterans. She will serve as the DA in JD-12 until a new District Attorney is elected.
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Good news … hope the support of other Districts and the AG's office will continue until there is a "reasonable" backlog.
Yes it is good news. Alonzo Payne was allowing perpetrators to walk and recommit crimes. Experienced this multiple times directly in our community from theft. In one extreme case our VERY REMOTE community had to capture a thief and hold him for hours before county deputy could arrive and that perp was able to run while deputy watched him run. He was arrested in Alamosa a week later and A Payne let him off. He did a lot of damage here stealing for a drug addiction issue. Never was held to account. Another perp stole from our FEDEX and UPS locked box and was caught admitted guilt and never charged by A Payne. I am open minded and kind hearted but this was ridiculous. In the rougher parts of SLV area violent reoffenders are causing great harm to other communities.