How a Shady Cop Kept Getting New Jobs—and Then Became Chief

‘CLOAK OF SECRECY’

Jon Geiger was supposed to be barred from being a police officer because of his past, but instead he’s gotten even more power.

Published Jul. 21 2021 4:54AM EDT

210720-Boryga-Colorado-cop-tease_wxvgv6 — Courtesy of Colorado Fifth Judicial District Attorney’s Office

When Joe Klingan hired Jon Geiger to be a police officer for the tiny police department in the tiny town of Nunn, Colorado (population 500), he believed the 52-year-old was providing a complete picture of his background.

Yes, Geiger—a former cop from another tiny police department in the Denver suburb of...

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How a Shady Cop Kept Getting New Jobs—and Then Became Chief

Jon Geiger was supposed to be barred from being a police officer because of his past, but instead he’s gotten even more power.

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Andrew Boryga