An El Paso County deputy sheriff has pleaded guilty to felony menacing after allegedly pointing a gun at and assaulting a man in a domestic violence case, according to court records.
Marie Lahoff, 34, pleaded guilty to felony menacing with a real or simulated weapon, a class five felony, on Monday and was sentenced to two years of probation as part of a deferred sentence, according to court records. She was arrested on Feb. 2 and charged with felony menacing and misdemeanor assault, harassment and false imprisonment. The other charges were dropped as part of a plea deal.
Lahoff got into an argument about her drinking with a man in a home in Colorado Springs on Jan. 20. The argument escalated and she threatened to shoot herself before hitting the man with a gun, pointing it at him, kicking him and locking him in the house, according to the arrest affidavit.
Lahoff worked in the Detention Security Division and was placed on administrative leave after her arrest, according to the sheriff’s office.
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