A second lawsuit has been filed after the events that led to the death of Park County Sheriff’s Office Corporal Nate Carrigan in February of 2016. The Carrigan family, along with Deputy Kolby Martin, filed a lawsuit Dec. 14, 2016.
Now, a little more then two months later, former PCSO Sergeant Welles Tonjes has filed a lawsuit, naming the Board of County Commissioners, the PSCO, Sheriff Fred Wegener and ex-deputy Mark Hannock as defendants.
Carrigan was shot and killed by home squatter Martin Wirth, when the PSCO attempted to enter the Wirth home during an eviction at 36 Iris Drive in Bailey Feb. 24, 2016.
Besides the death of Carrigan, Martin was shot multiple times in the lower extremities and former PSCO Captain Mark Hancock was grazed in the ear.
