Missing evidence, mishandled cases and financial malfeasance: ‘The law just doesn’t exist’ in this rural Colorado county
Half of of Colorado’s Costilla County Sheriff’s Office was indicted, including Sheriff Danny Sanchez, Undersheriff Cruz Soto, Sgt. Caleb Sanchez and Deputy Roland Riley. The mishandling of criminal cases has been a common in Costilla County for years, prosecutors and attorneys say.