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| Denver hearing officer recommends license suspension for Pinkerton after deadly shooting | ||
| 2021-02-21 | ||
| [TheDenverChannel] A hearing officer for the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses issued a recommendation earlier this week that a private security company should have its license suspended for 6 months in the wake of a deadly shooting by a contractor it hired through another company last year. Representatives for Pinkerton, the security company, argued in a hearing on Feb. 3 as to why the company should not have its licensed revoked after Matthew Dolloff,
Department of Excise and Licenses Hearing Officer Bruce Plotkin issued the recommendations on what to do with the company’s license in a letter on Wednesday, which the city released Thursday afternoon. Pinkerton and Isborn Security were both cited in early November for violations of the city’s municipal code related to employing or directing an unlicensed security guard. 9News’s parent company, TEGNA, had contracted with Pinkerton last June to provide security services for the news station, which had asked the company for two guards to provide security for two crews that were in the field for the Oct. 10 rallies. Pinkerton turned to Isborn Security, which it had contracted with for 15 years, to subcontract out security guards, according to facts stipulated by the city and companies. Documents show Pinkerton asked Isborn to provide an armed and non-uniformed guard that day. 9News has previously said it requested unarmed guards from Pinkerton. Isborn contracted with Dolloff to serve as one of the guards as an independent contractor. But the owner of the company was unaware, according to documents, that Dolloff was not licensed to carry a firearm in Denver, nor did he possess a Denver Security Guard License. Seems like checking for that should be in the superior's job description? Dolloff allegedly shot Keltner after Keltner used pepper spray against him, photos and video from the scene showed. Dolloff, who has been charged with second-degree murder, appeared in court for a scheduled arraignment Friday, but the hearing was continued to March 26 after his defense attorneys and prosecutors agreed they needed more time to prepare. Dolloff’s attorneys said they were working on obtaining additional discovery for the case in coming weeks, including a preliminary autopsy report for Keltner and reports from the office of the Medical Examiner. Dolloff is currently out of jail on a $500,000 bond pending further court hearings. Related: Pinkerton: 2021-01-01 California Governor Newsom hires Bill Clinton's spin doctor as pressure mounts for his recall Pinkerton: 2020-10-16 Sec. guard who fatally shot Denver protester to be charged with murder Pinkerton: 2020-10-11 TV crew security guard shoots 'Patriot Muster' protester dead after he fired mace at him as cops race to the scene amid angry clashes between BLM and right wing demonstrators in Denver Related: Matthew Dolloff: 2020-10-17 Investigation: 9NEWS has used multiple unlicensed security guards Matthew Dolloff: 2020-10-16 Sec. guard who fatally shot Denver protester to be charged with murder Matthew Dolloff: 2020-10-14 Denver Local News Bodyguard Who Killed Trump Supporter Bragged About Harassing and Confronting Conservatives in the Past | ||
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