The Patrick J. Sullivan Jr. Detention Facility’s Newest Inmate: Yup, Patrick J. Sullivan If you needed any real-world evidence as to why you should never put your name on a building while you’re still alive, former Arapahoe County Sheriff Patrick J. Sullivan Jr. has you covered. The National Sheriff Association’s 2001 “Sheriff of the Year” was arrested on Tuesday, suspected of trafficking methamphetamine, according to CBS Denver. The 68-year-old Sullivan served as Arapahoe County (Colorado) Sheriff for 19 years before retiring from his elected post in 2002. The investigation leading up to his arrest, CBS Denver notes, began on Nov. 17th when several police informants connected Sullivan to the use and distribution of meth. “As part of the investigation authorities say Sullivan agreed to meet a male informant and provide the man drugs in exchange for sex,” according to the report. “That’s when Investigators and members of the South Metro Drug Task Force arrested Sullivan.” Here’s the kicker: Sullivan, who is being held on $250,000 bond, is sitting in the Arapahoe County Jail. His new home is better known by its updated name: The Patrick J. Sullivan Jr. Detention Facility. Current Arapahoe County sheriff, Grayson Robinson, said Sullivan will likely be charged with a felony count drug count, with additional charges against him and other suspects to follow. If he is convicted of the class-five felony, he faces one to six years in prison. Maybe Sullivan should have paid more attention to Darren Aronofsky’s anti-meth PSAs. So how many people are rooting for the same fate for Arizona’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio? Follow HyperVocal on The Facebook and The Twitter for more updates and stories…
Guest1234 30.11.11 @ 2:04 pm There are lots of crooked Sheriffs, the temptation to be personally Lawless is too much for some of the men who get elected to this position. Had he had buddies in the Agency that did the investigation on him, they just might have accidentally “flubbed the investigation” for whatever reason (but typically financial).
bromah 30.11.11 @ 3:06 pm no surprise to me. the real issue about the drug war is the corruption. Certainly the poor are punished, a few minor distributors caught but the thing goes on. Why? Because the people at the top are wealthy, influential and connected.
Swood25 30.11.11 @ 10:25 pm This isn’t quite Operation Fast and Furious, but this is hysterical! He shouldn’t have any problem finding male companions now…
Anonymous 01.12.11 @ 9:45 am Wow! I guess he just wanted to get in on some of that ‘action’ he has been busting people for all those years. I wonder what it feels like to be locked up in a prison which is named after you?
Anonymous 02.12.11 @ 11:00 am “I wonder what it feels like to be locked up in a prison which is named after you?” Awkward!!!! LOL