GUNNISON

A Gunnison County Sheriff’s deputy has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation into his social media account. However in the initial hours of the investigation, Sheriff John Gallowich issued a statement suggesting the officer’s account had been hacked. Gallowich confirmed the accused officer is Patrol Corporal Stephen Liest. The comments traced back to Liest under the account name “Scooba Steve” — referred to Black Lives Matter protester...