John Haubert (©Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office)
John Haubert (©Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office)

John Haubert is a white man from Colorado, United States. Here are 10 more things about him:

  1. In 2009, he pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing a firearm while under the influence of alcohol. He was accused of pointing a shotgun at one of his roommates while he was drunk. The Arvada Police Department arrested him and charged him with menacing, which was eventually dismissed. (b) (c)
  2. He worked construction when he pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing a firearm in 2009. (b)
  3. In 2018, he joined the Aurora Police Department (APD). (b) (c)
  4. On July 23, 2021, he and his fellow APD officer Francine Martinez arrested an unarmed man on South Parker Road in Aurora. The man was accused of trespassing and had a warrant out of Denver, Colorado. There were two other suspects who managed to run away. (b) (c) (d)
  5. In connection to the violent arrest on July 23, 2021, he was charged with attempted first-degree assault, second-degree assault, menacing, official oppression and official misconduct. While the internal affairs investigation into the incident continues, he was placed on unpaid leave. (b) (c) (d)
  6. On July 26, 2021, arrest warrants were issued for him and Martinez stemming from them making an arrest on July 23, 2021. That day, he was released after turning himself in and posting bond. (d)
  7. He was 39 years old when he was arrested on July 26, 2021.
  8. On July 27, 2021, body camera footage of the arrest he and Martinez made on July 23, 2021 were played during a news conference. It showed how he beat the arrestee with his duty pistol, choked him and threatened to kill him even though the arrestee never attempted to hurt or threaten him and Martinez. (c) (d)

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