An Aurora police officer has been sentenced to home detention after pleading guilty to charges of driving under the influence and prohibited use of a weapon while drunk.

Douglas County Judge Susanna Meissner-Cutler on Thursday sentenced Annette Brook, 56, of Parker, to 20 days of in-home detention and 12 months probation on the two misdemeanor counts, according to a news release from Vikki Migoya, spokeswoman for 18th Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler.

“Nobody is above the law in our community. Police, plumber, principal or otherwise are equally protected and accountable under our laws,” Brauchler said in the news release. “When a well-investigated DUI case is brought to us, we will pursue it without regard to title, occupation, station or demographic.”

Prosecutors had asked the judge to sentence Brook to 10 days in jail.

The Aurora Police Department placed Brook on restricted duty and she is prohibited from “taking sworn action or wearing a uniform,” according to an email from Officer Matthew Longshore, a police spokesman. Currently, Brook works for the department in investigations, Longshore’s email said.

Following Brook’s sentencing, Aurora interim police Chief Vanessa Wilson ordered an internal investigation into Brook’s actions, the email said.

On June 17, Colorado State Patrol troopers responding to a one-vehicle crash at westbound C-470 and Lucent Boulevard questioned Brook about the crash, according to the news release. She told them that she had hit the concrete barrier after falling asleep at the wheel, the news release said.

But an investigation revealed that her blood-alcohol level was .227, more than twice the legal limit of .08, according to the news release.

The troopers also found a loaded handgun in a bag inside Brook’s SUV at the time, the news release said.

Brook was the second Aurora police officer last year to be embroiled in a drunken driving incident.

On the afternoon of March 29, two people called 911 after they discovered Officer Nathan F. Meier unconscious in the driver’s seat of his unmarked car in the middle of East Mississippi Avenue near Buckley Air Force Base, according to an Aurora internal affairs evidence summary previously obtained by The Denver Post.

At the time, Meier was not investigated for driving under the influence even though fellow officers reported that they smelled alcohol and talked about possible intoxication at the scene. He was demoted after an internal investigation.

Brauchler later said an investigation into Meier’s incident is now pending.