Denver deputy stalked, threatened 18-year-old woman, police say

A Denver Sheriff Department deputy is accused of stalking and harassing an -year-old woman he met on Snapchat including slashing her tire following her home from work and threatening her and her family according to an arrest affidavit Christian DeAnda was arrested in the early hours of April after Firestone Police Department officers exposed him driving erratically near the teen s apartment according to an arrest affidavit Police started scrutinizing on April after the teen s mother called about her daughter being harassed The teen informed police she met DeAnda on Snapchat and they briefly went out earlier in April before she broke it off which is when he started threatening her DeAnda started showing up unannounced leaving notes on her conveyance and sending her threats including pictures of a gun according to the affidavit He followed her home from work several times and slashed her tire with a knife later sending the teen a picture of the knife with the caption my fav pocket knife The victim s family communicated police that as the harassment escalated DeAnda tapped on the teen s window four nights in a row and left flowers on her porch In messages shared with police DeAnda warned the woman she better stay home and that her brother was his first target Related Articles Denver jail launches first-of-its-kind visitation clothing initiative for inmates Denver Fire Department won t train new firefighters EMTs this year Denver deputy arrested on suspicion of menacing stalking Longmont man s death at Denver jail ruled an accident Woman dies in custody at Denver jail Little by little I ll whittle your life apart DeAnda wrote in one message At around a m on April the victim s mother called police because DeAnda was outside her daughter s apartment where she was keeping watch DeAnda speedily left the area after she confronted him but officers saw him walking near an extended stay motel before he got in his car and speed away Police pulled DeAnda over and arrested him on suspicion of menacing and stalking both felonies as well as misdemeanor harassment criminal mischief and domestic violence DeAnda was hired at the sheriff s department in and worked at the Downtown Detention Center He was placed on investigatory leave after his arrest sheriff s agents reported Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day