we traveled to sedgwick county. people we spoke with say hanna was popular with the people. he picked up 61% of the vote when he his facebook page says "i won't let you down." a lot of people are feeling let down. >> i'm really surprised and shocked. i wouldn't have thought that. >> my reaction was, oh, gosh, you know, i just -- it's heart- breaking for a small community. >> sedgwick county coroner is now the acting sheriff since the sheriff is in jail. hanna could spend the rest of convicted. >>> today marks one week since private security began patrolling denver's 16th street mall. we wanted to know if they're living up to their promise of 24-hour security. jason gruenauer is there live. >> reporter: the downtown denver partnership didn't give us specific numbers as to staffing. but we can tell you there is at least one of these private security guards walking the beat up and down the 16th street mall. their seen them kind of walking- here. we saw the first one around 5:00, and that one person has done that loop ever since. when they debuted last week we spoke to some peop

sheriff tom hannah is no longer the acting sheriff in sedgwick county. by law those duties now fall on the county coroner. tom hannah faces felony charges involving the sexual assault of a developmentally disabled inmate. you won't hear tom hannah speak. the judge allowed our cameras to capture pictures but no sound. as the charges were read, a head said more than words could. >> i have the utmost confidence in the other sheriffs in our district. i don't want this to reflect poorly upon all rural sheriffs. >> reporter: brittany luton is used to working with sheriff hannah. yesterday she made the arrest along with the colorado bureau of investigations. >> i have six counties and i believe completely in their work and agencies. >> reporter: august 10th court documents say the sheriff told the deputy he was driving female prisoner in his personal county truck to the logan county jail but ended up in his own driveway. investigators interviewed the inmate, a woman who says she has a low iq. she told investigators the sheriff had her strip down, offered her 60

>>> the sedgwick county sheriff is used to working alongside prosecutors. sheriff tom hannah is used to working with people who have charges against them. county. by law those duties now fall on the county coroner. tom hannah faces felony charges involving the sexual assault of a developmentally disabled inmate. you won't hear tom hannah speak. the judge allowed our cameras to capture pictures but no sound. as the charges were read, a quick dismissive shake of the head said more than words could. >> i have the utmost confidence in the other sheriffs in our district. i don't want this to >> reporter: brittany luton is used to working with sheriff hannah. yesterday she made the arrest along with the colorado bureau of investigations. >> i have six counties and i believe completely in their work and agencies. >> reporter: august 10th court documents say the sheriff told the deputy he was driving a female prisoner in his personal county truck to the logan investigators interviewed the inmate, a woman who says she has a low iq. she told investigators the sheriff

from sedgwick county top law enforcement officer. to inmate. no longer does sheriff thomas wear the police uniform. but an orange prisoner jump that's special prosecutor asks for a half million dollars bond for hapb tpha. to get out of jail. the judge imposes half that. after he says he has little money because of a pending divorce. now he has little choe. but to return to the same place he helped put so many. >> . in court that he contests every single one of the charges. now spend time in the weld county jail. where they are able to seg segregate him from the inmate population. he's due in court september 16. >> . reporting live. >> . >> thank you very much. tonight the reward for a missing aurora teenager is up to 4 thousand dollars. comes along with a video police we have been reporting the 16 safety concerns along a busy roadway. north of downtown denver. tpot trucks parked on sidewalks are forcing pedestrians into the city streets. problemsoever took the took the complaints to city hall today. what'd you learn. >> . here is the issue. lar

but the video of sedgwick county sheriff tom hanna shaking his head at the charges against him- says it all. hanna is facing felony charges involving sexual assault of a developmentally disabled inmate. court documents say, the sheriff told a deputy on august 10th that he was going to drive a female prisoner in his personal truck to the logan county jail. instead, t d says the truck ended up at the sheriff's home. investigators interviewed the inmate a woman who says she has a low i-q. she told investigators the sheriff had her strip down, offered her 60 bucks and sexually assaulted her. the district attorney said the investigation is awkward and uncomfortable. the sheriff's bond hanna is no longer the acting sheriff- by law that job now falls to the county coroner. he has to stay at least one hundred feet away from the sedgwick county sheriff's office and has to wear a gps device. he's due in court again in logan county on september 16th. >>> a man well known for his gliding abilities- died in a motorized glider crash in telluride. he and one other killed. investigators say "glider

sedgwick county sheriff tom hanna faces felony charges involving the sexual assault of a developmentally disabled inmate. the details can be hard to hear.. hanna learned about the charges against him wedneday. 10th that he was going to drive a female prisoner to logan county jail - in his personal truck. instead, the deputy says the truck ended up at the sheriff's home. investigators interviewed the inmate a woman who says she has a low i-q. she told investigators the sheriff had her strip down, offered her 60 bucks and sexually assaulted her. wednesday - a judge approved the d-a's request to bring in a special prosecutor. the d-a says the investigation into hanna was awkward and uncomfortable -- but she doesn't want it to reflect hanna's bond was set at 250-thousand dollars. he has to stay at least a hundred feet away from the sedgwick county sheriff's office and will wear a gps device. he's due in court again in logan county on september 16th. police have doubled the reward in their teenager -- who's been missing for more than a month. it's up to 4- thousand dollars now. 16-year-old la

he has been the sheriff in sedgwick county for two years. he started with the department in 2011 as a deputy. a denver-based veterans affairs executive- might be wasting the agency's time. a government watchdog agency "melanie murphy" is a regional director for the "veterans benefits administration." the report says-- she couldn't show she had worked for all or part of up to 14 days. the inspector general of the v-a says she was also frequently late to work. murphy told the associated press- she disagrees with the report. she's been working for the denver office since 20-14. a loaded handgun was just a few hundred feet away from an elementary school in fort collins- and police don't know how it got there. someone te handgun outside beattie elementary over the weekend. the principal says police and staff went over the rest of the school grounds to make sure everything was safe before students went back to school monday. today- students at the university of texas at austin will go back to school.. and many students will be carrying more than j

this is a one hour loop, look at sedgwick in the center of your screen, that storm really isn't moving and there is a flash flood advisory now and because of that one and a half inches of rain has fallen in some areas along interstate 76. earlier there was a heavy rainstorm around the body reservoir and have a flash minutes. in the front range not too much happening with a few dark clouds over the higher elevations and we're watching one little thunder shower in the foothills north and west of fort collins. that has a little bit of moderate rain. coming up in a little bit we will look at the rest of the weekend forecast to see how hot we can get and if we might get a couple of thunderstorms to pop up.>>> severe weather has killed at least two people in louisiana, heavy rains started following fridan flooding in years. rescuers saved more than 1000 people from their homes and cars, the governor has declared a state of emergency. >> our house has gone under, our pets and horses come everything has gone under. >> another 4 to 6 inches of rain are expected in this area tonight, we will hav

sedgwick, the young alexander hamilton would not have been a candidate for entry into the country. yet, his military service earned our appreciation. the blood of immigrants shed for our freedoms is no less red than that of the nativeborn. perhaps they are ready or two -- readier to offer themselves. they appreciate what they are defending than we. i disagreed with mr. hamilton on other aspects, but i admit today that the programs of financing and economic development in our nation are remarkable achievements that we literally to her credit. we debate even now, the bank balance in our economy in the face of response abilities. the model for this new bank proposed is that of 1791, with lessons we have learned in the establishment of that bank. this immigrant strengthened us in war and peace. but he was merely the first of four of the first six secretaries of the treasury, which at this point, that was not born in the country. hamilton, myself from geneva, mr. george w campbell from scotland, and our present secretary who was born in kingston, jamaica. in addition to these, mr. rober

he has been the sheriff in sedgwick county for two years. hanna started with the department back in 2011 - as a deputy. the man shot dead outside a strip club over the weekend--was only a teenager. 18-year-old found in a parking lot behind the "centerfold show club" on sunday. they're trying to figure out whether he had any connection to his killer. denver police haven't made any arrests.. but are searching for a suspect. a denver based veterans affairs executive- might be wasting the agency's time. a government watchdog agency says melanie murphy - a regional director - can't account for about two weeks of work. the inspector general also says she was frequently late - sometimes starting work an due. murphy told the associated press- she disagrees with the report. she's been working for the denver office since 20-14. a new federal ruling says - police in kansas can't pull you over - just for having a colorado license plate. the concern was-- that they'd pull over people from states where marijuana is legal... so they could check for "pot."

is sending a storm our way with moistureeswirling in from the >>> an update for the news with the sedgwick county sheriff under arrest. the screen for tom hanna has just been postponed. we will have to wait until tomorrow through monday charges he is facing. >>> it has been another devastating week for colorado farmers with a civilian -- severe hailstorm pummeling over the weekend. >> reporter: you are looking at a cabbage field three days away from have their harvest. it was ripped apart by the hail and in no longer qualifies as the number one grade. therefore, it cannot be sold. to listen to farmer dave describe how things look before the storm. >> the plants or beautiful. >> reporter: it was a bumper crop. >> they were about 24 inches high and the inches as well. >> reporter: now this field will be plowed under. >> this has hail works. a total loss. >> reporter: a saga that is heartbreaking. it is becoming too familiar this summer to farmers in northern colorado. >> it looked worse than i thought it was going to be. >> reporter: more distraction in the cabbage field. certainly be widesp

. >>> the sedgwick county sheriff sexually assaulted an inmate he tom hannah made her take off her clothes and toughed her inappropriately at his house and threatened her with prison time if she told anyone and gave her $60. he said he put $20 on the inmate's jail account because he had a big heart. sexual misconduct in a correctional institute, solicitation and official misconduct are the charges. a judge set bond for hannah at a quarter million dollars an monitor. we have more on 9news.com about the case. >>> a suspect who led boulder police on a manhunt lasting over eight hours is in custody recovering from a head wound. officers arrested russell daniels this morning. he fired four shots at officers last night and took off. police closed several streets overnight to look for him. it appears he shot himself at some point. daniels has a long criminal its schools. in a memo sent to teachers lead testing started this week to span over the next few weeks sampling drinking fountains, kitchen food prep and lounge and other water used in the schools. last week high levels of lead were found in

diving into logan county sedgwick county. 91, 89 of 64 and 63. normals 89 and 60. tonight we'll see temperatures mostly in the 50s and 60s out east 40s for the mountains. 50s and 60s in the west. other hot one tomorrow with 80s 90s near 100 over the southeast. 70s for the mountains. we'll find 80s and 90s out west. your forecast now maybe an isolated storming clearing skies 64 and 62 the overnight lows. tomorrow another warm one we're in the low 90s with isolated storm possible. site sight cool down. 82 on friday. isolated storm in the forecast. saturday mostly sunny skies high 83. >> all right thanks end zone. jefferson county da save one stop shopping for safety information. kids will have a great time on the inflatable slides they have got bouncing castles cheese 0 there to teach them valuable lessons about keeping themselves safe on the internet and social media. >> with all the our modern society affords kids there are inherent dangers associated with that. we certainly see that with respect to the social media. wonderful things that we receive through the soc

for matt sedgwick, racing into history, becoming the first at the olympics since 1908. his father, a two-time olympian himself, fired up in the stands. >> man: michael was just to get on the podium. i never dreamed of actually winning. >>> once again, the united states women's olympic basketball team, showing perfection here in rio. >>> the u.s. continuing their golden street in basketball. the women's team, led by you can head coach gino are you ever, winning their sixth straight championship, dominating the state 101|2. >> man: they serve again! >> the u.s. women's volleyball team will be bringing home the bronze. the top ranked team defeated the netherlands, three says 21, after heartbreaking defeat in the semi finals. and bronze in the 10 meter platform. defending gold medals for his way to the preliminary and semi finals. he is the t back to back metals in the event in 28 years. >> man: right footage, takes it! and, scores! >> and, the host country, striking olympic gold in men's soccer for the first time ever. the final match between brazil and germany came down t

he is the sedgwick county sheriff. now it's not clear really what tom hanna is accused of. but sources tell us it deals with a sexual assault case. we have a look at sheriff hanna arriving at the weld county jail yesterday afternoon. it's video you'll only find here on denver 7. we'll be there today when he faces a judge. download that free denver 7 app so you can get updates straight to your phone throughout the international youth hostel on 16th street in denver were kicked out last night after a denver fire inspector revealed safety issues in the building. about 80 people had to find night, some ending up at the red cross shelter. the building is closed now. it's not clear when or if it will reopen. >>> thornton is going against the people's wishes with city council voting to allow marijuana sales. denver7's reporter amanda del castillo joins us with why decision is such a big deal. >> reporter: thornton was the largest city with a ban on marijuana sales, but last night city council voted 5-4 to allow the retail shops into the city, as many as four of them, one in each o

just moderate rain at times but this storm has moved on from sedgwick that did turn severe but it crossed over into nebraska did we have a pretty strong storm in the area of haswell, dropping very heavy rain and when just recently popped up in and around canyon winds did this is not too far from the big wildfire down that way that we have been tracking the last several weeks. kathy coming up in just a little bit i am afraid i have more of the same in terms of the long forecast for the next five days, hot and dry weather and a few scatters of storms but there may be some details you will find interesting coming up. >>> severe weather has killed at least two people in louisiana as heavy rain started falling friday is causing some of the worst flooding rescuers have saved more than 1000 people from their homes and cars, louisiana's governor has declared a state of emergency. >> our house has gone under, our pets and are horses have gone under.>> another 4 to 6 inches of rain is expected in the area tonight and a national guard is on scene to help with rescues. >>> denver police are asking bl

as sheriff until the sedgwick county commissioners appoint a permanent replacement. >>> another official in trouble, this time the eagle fire district chief. kirk vogel was accused of stealing from his earlier department in sterling. >>> denver police need your he's accused of holding up the tcf bank on south broadway this tuesday. his name is shawn scott and police think he has robbed five basks since may. >>> this manhunt we brought to you yesterday morning isover. police caught russell daniels yesterday. 6,000 homes had to be put on lockdown. they caught him after he shot himself in the head. he was alert, they say, when taken to the hospital. all night, when officers responded to a call about this suspicious motor home. after running the plates, police learned the man inside was a felon with an extensive criminal history. when police approached daniels, they say he was uncooperative. he fired several shots they say before running away. they were able to arrest him without anyone getting hurt. >>> hopefully scenes like this at the 16th street mall will be a thing at the past, now that

for safety reasons, he was taken to a jail outside sedgwick county. he is expected in court tomorrow and denver 7 will be there to bring you breaking updates on air and on the denver 7 app extracts he claimed to be a prosecutors say he was a clock. >> and some patience say they were not only fooled but injured. >> marc stewart has more on the man accused of botching facelifts and tommy talks. >> reporter: carlos fernandez wasn't in the operating room today. he was fleeing the courtroom. at times, he used a jacket to shield his face. the 36-year-old man is accused of pretending to be a plastic surgeon. just look at his booking photo. he was wearing scrubs when he the dubious doctor was arrested on august 4 and for faces a long list of charges including sexual assault and child abuse. he is accused of injuring at least for patients. according to this court record, when investigators entered his office to serve a search warrant, he was performing an invasive surgical procedure. >> she had been trying to contact him for the past three weeks. >> reporter:

. >> a woman says a sedgwick county sheriff assaulted her inside his own home. denver 7 reporter marshall zelinger found out the sheriff grote could -- could spend the rest of his life behind bars. >> reporter: tom hanna is wearing an orange jumpsuit normally reserved for people sexual assault on a developmentally delayed -- developmentally disabled inmate. the sheriff took an inmate home in a personal truck. a deputy's concerns led to a investigation by the cbi, revealing the sheriff sexually assaulted her for about five minutes inside the home. the sheriff denied the assault thing she had information she wanted to tell him in private. the sheriff said he made a poor decision. he did not want people in the small town to see her to him about sensitive information. >> i have the utmost confidence in the other sheriffs in my district. i don't want this to reflect poorly on all sheriffs. >> reporter: brittny lewton has passed the case to a special prosecutor to avoid conflicts of interest. >> they really felt it was best for the defendant and the public that a comp

we continue to see thunderstorms in sedgwick and u continuing. it's very foggy near akron and we have less than a mile visibility, also in lamar and there is a ton of moisture on the eastern plains left over from last night ice storms and in the boulder county foothill, night. if you're working outside, near 80 degrees, storms will, again, hold off looks like 4:30, 5:00, for the latest to get going. we'll look into the weekend and folks will anticipate the holiday. . >>> police are trying to help out plains are building. they will be quick to load up the mousetan, a busy spot surg and 6:00 a.m. hour. you will see where this is -- i like to say near the puppy chow plant. most most people know where that is. 76 starting to see that push towards i-25. a big band of fog to the east and if you plan to travel fort morgan, and nebraska, this stretches for about 30-mile and could be a long stretch. as my dad said, keep the low beams on for better visibility. >> dad is right for sure. thank you. 6:04. a get back to work after being hurt and after countles

we're going to start with new information on sedgwick county sheriff thomas hanna. he's behind bars accused of having sex with a prisoner. he's facing several charges, including first degree sexual custody. >> denver 7 was the only news station outside the prison when he arrived. we'll bring you updates on air and the free denver 7 app. >>> a lockdown is lifted for 6,000 homes in boulder after a felon led police on a search. >> russell daniels was arrested. he's at a boulder hadn't now being treated for a self- inflicted gunshot wound to the castillo is in boulder this morning where this entire situation unfolded. amanda. >> reporter: we're just about a block away from where the night started for damages and -- daniels and boulder pd. you can see the motor home in question in the distance. police were called to the area because of a suspicious person in the rv. the suspect was a extensive criminal history. police say daniels was uncooperative and fired four rounds before taking off, leaving a trail of blood. the swat team and denver 7's own airtracker7 assisted in t

theodore sedgwick of massachusetts, who in most respects is a very forward-looking liberal minded man, brushes off the right of public assembly, asserting that it was beneath the dignity of congress to insert such minutia into the constitution. others objected to the suggested prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. samuel livermore from new hampshire said, "because it may be thought cruel, will we therefore never hang anybody?" he went on to say, "villains often deserve whipping and having their ears cut off." fortunately, he did not win that argument. [laughter] anyway, madison's strategy succeeded brilliantly. winnowing down the amendments. neither side was happy with the result. james burke, firebreathing south carolinians complaining that the amendments were little more than meringue formed only to please the palate. while an anti-federalist essays -- essayist declared that madison had rendered machiavellian piddling by comparison. this is how the first amendments were created. this is what people thought of them at the time, which was not very much. meanwhile, presiden

sedgwick county sheriff tom normally reserved for inmates he puts behind bars. it will cost $250,000 to bond out of jail. he is accused of taking a developmentally delayed inmate to his home and sexually assaulting her. >> i have the up most confidence in the other sheriffs. i don't want this to reflect poorly on all rural sheriffs. >> the sheriff denies the assault, saying he took the inmate to his home to talk about an investigation and didn't want others in the small staae law mandates the coroner in that county become the active sheriff. >>> it's8:57. first half of our day looks great. 52 in denver with winds out of it's north up to 15 miles per hour. denver a high of 75. highlands ranch in the mid-70s. 60s for our foothills. we have sunshine right now, but the threat for severe weather is low, but for the evening commute, rain, lightning and thunder. tomorrow 80, and warmer and drier this weekend. jayson, it looks beautiful saturday and suuday. >>> not as beautiful on the south side of wn because we have a lot of traffic volume. you can see some of it on th