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Man rams patrol car, smashes glass door at Jefferson County Sheriff's Office headquarters

The incident happened around 11 a.m. New Year's Day, deputies said.

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — A sheriff's office patrol car was rammed by a man at Jefferson County Sheriff's Office (JCSO) headquarters just after 11 a.m. Friday, JCSO said. 

The sheriff's office headquarters is located at 200 Jefferson County Pkwy. in Golden.

Two entrances at the headquarters were also damaged by the suspect, said JCSO in a tweet.

Deputies said the man, later identified as 60-year-old Samuel Livingston, used a silver bar to break one of the glass doors. 

Credit: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office

JCSO deputies and Golden Police took Livingston into custody. The investigation remains open and active, the Sheriff's Office said. 

Credit: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
Samuel Livingston

JCSO said Saturday that Livingston had thrown items through the glass into the entrance area that could be combined to be explosive. Livingston was booked on suspicion of possession of explosives or incendiary devices, criminal mischief and resisting arrest. He is being held on $500,000 bond.

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