Denver Post
Felisa Cardona
CASTLE ROCK — Prosecutors increased the assault charges against former CIA contractor Raymond Davis because the victim suffered a compression fracture on his back following an altercation over a parking spot.
Davis, who was charged Monday with second-degree assault following the brawl in the parking lot of Einstein's Bagels in Highlands Ranch, appeared in Douglas County court this morning to hear the charges against him.
Judge Susan Meissner-Cutler set bond at $10,000 and ordered Davis not to possess firearms in Colorado.
He is scheduled to return to court on Dec. 15 for a preliminary hearing.
Davis, 37, works as a firearms training instructor for the federal government in the Washington D.C. area. The judge allowed Davis to use firearms only while he is working.
Prosecutor Rich Orman told the judge he was concerned about the safety of 50-year-old victim Jeffrey Maes considering Davis' history in Pakistan.
Maes watched quietly in the courtroom with his family with a visible red mark across his forehead.
In January, Davis was arrested in Lahore, Pakistan after killing two men he said were trying to rob him. Davis was released in March to the U.S. after $2.3 million was paid to the victim's families.
U.S. officials deny making the payment and the source was never disclosed nor were many details of the shooting.
"Mr. Davis was working for a contractor, but it seems to me there seems to be lot of contractors working for the U.S. government and I don't know of any other individuals who shot two Pakistanis," Orman told the judge while arguing against Davis having access to weapons.
Davis' attorney, William Frankfurt said Orman's assessment of his client's actions in Pakistan is "a lot of speculation and a lot of guessing."
"The two incidents are miles and worlds apart," Frankfurt said. "The incident took place in a war zone."
No weapons were used during the parking lot fight, only fists and profanity, according to an affidavit.
Witnesses told police Maes swooped into a parking spot that Davis was waiting for and that Davis became enraged, got out of his sport-utility vehicle and confronted Maes.
Davis punched Maes in the face, knocking him to the ground, witnesses told police and that Maes' two children and wife were crying and afraid.
The affidavit indicates both men struck each other, but the majority of witnesses said Davis was the aggressor.
Maes told deputies he blacked out and fell to the ground. Another witness told police it's possible Maes stumbled on a curb and landed on some rocks, which could have caused the injuries to his back.
Two other men in the parking lot broke up the fight.
Davis' shirt was torn across the chest and there were finger marks and a bruise on his chest. He told deputies he had injured his knee but declined medical treatment on the way to jail.
Davis admitted to sheriff's deputies that he slapped Maes with an open hand and that he hit Maes first, the affidavit says.
"I don't understand how he can hit me five times and I'm the one going to jail," Davis said to deputies. "The guy got all of his cuts from falling in the rocks."
Medical records show Maes suffered a T11 compression fracture on his middle back.
"His back is extremely stiff and sore but when he turns his head to the right, there is considerable pain in the middle of his back," A deputy said in his report.
Felisa Cardona
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| Former CIA contractor Raymond Davis, right, and his attorney William Frankfurt arrive at the Douglas County Courthouse in Castle Rock on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011. |
Davis, who was charged Monday with second-degree assault following the brawl in the parking lot of Einstein's Bagels in Highlands Ranch, appeared in Douglas County court this morning to hear the charges against him.
Judge Susan Meissner-Cutler set bond at $10,000 and ordered Davis not to possess firearms in Colorado.
He is scheduled to return to court on Dec. 15 for a preliminary hearing.
Davis, 37, works as a firearms training instructor for the federal government in the Washington D.C. area. The judge allowed Davis to use firearms only while he is working.
Prosecutor Rich Orman told the judge he was concerned about the safety of 50-year-old victim Jeffrey Maes considering Davis' history in Pakistan.
Maes watched quietly in the courtroom with his family with a visible red mark across his forehead.
In January, Davis was arrested in Lahore, Pakistan after killing two men he said were trying to rob him. Davis was released in March to the U.S. after $2.3 million was paid to the victim's families.
U.S. officials deny making the payment and the source was never disclosed nor were many details of the shooting.
"Mr. Davis was working for a contractor, but it seems to me there seems to be lot of contractors working for the U.S. government and I don't know of any other individuals who shot two Pakistanis," Orman told the judge while arguing against Davis having access to weapons.
Davis' attorney, William Frankfurt said Orman's assessment of his client's actions in Pakistan is "a lot of speculation and a lot of guessing."
"The two incidents are miles and worlds apart," Frankfurt said. "The incident took place in a war zone."
No weapons were used during the parking lot fight, only fists and profanity, according to an affidavit.
Witnesses told police Maes swooped into a parking spot that Davis was waiting for and that Davis became enraged, got out of his sport-utility vehicle and confronted Maes.
Davis punched Maes in the face, knocking him to the ground, witnesses told police and that Maes' two children and wife were crying and afraid.
The affidavit indicates both men struck each other, but the majority of witnesses said Davis was the aggressor.
Maes told deputies he blacked out and fell to the ground. Another witness told police it's possible Maes stumbled on a curb and landed on some rocks, which could have caused the injuries to his back.
Two other men in the parking lot broke up the fight.
Davis' shirt was torn across the chest and there were finger marks and a bruise on his chest. He told deputies he had injured his knee but declined medical treatment on the way to jail.
Davis admitted to sheriff's deputies that he slapped Maes with an open hand and that he hit Maes first, the affidavit says.
"I don't understand how he can hit me five times and I'm the one going to jail," Davis said to deputies. "The guy got all of his cuts from falling in the rocks."
Medical records show Maes suffered a T11 compression fracture on his middle back.
"His back is extremely stiff and sore but when he turns his head to the right, there is considerable pain in the middle of his back," A deputy said in his report.
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