Two new officers on DA’s Brady list Lily Moody Department: Former Longmont police officer officer. Accusation: Integrity violation on July 28, according to her Brady letter. Aftermath: Resigned on Aug. 14, before her next internal affairs investigation review could be completed. Current job: Unknown Jamie Chester Department: Former Erie police officer detective. Accusation: Findings involving credibility and truthfulness, according to his Brady letter. Aftermath: Resigned on July 10, before he could be disciplined. Current job: Unknown





Two more law enforcement officers have been added since January to the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office list of officers who were found to have violated codes of conduct or been untruthful.

Lily Moody, a former Longmont police officer, and Jamie Chester, a former Erie police detective, have both been added to the DA’s Brady list. The list contains officers with histories of untruthfulness or misconduct that would need to be disclosed to the defense in a court case should they be called to testify as a witness in a jury trail.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that prosecutors are required to disclose any evidence that could help the defense argue innocence, including information about witnesses’ credibility, in the 1963 case Brady v. Maryland. Colorado expanded on the Brady ruling with Criminal Procedure Rule 16, which requires prosecutors to be even more forthcoming about what might be relevant to the defense.

With that in mind, the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office in 2014 began maintaining a central Brady list of local law enforcement officers with histories of untruthfulness or misconduct that would need to be disclosed to the defense should they be called to testify.

Getting placed on the list can end an officer’s career, as prosecutors may be reluctant to use them in a trial and put them in front of a jury. The Times-Call previously published the full list in January, when it had 13 officers.

Erie police Chief Kim Stewart said the department had initiated an internal affairs investigation into Chester’s actions, but did not specify on what they were based. While Stewart said he is not eligible to be rehired, she would not provide more information because it is a personnel issue.

Longmont police Deputy Chief Jeff Satur said that Moody is no longer employed by Longmont and that it would be “inappropriate” for him to provide additional information, as it is a personnel issue.

The Times-Call attempted to find contact information and reach out to both Moody and Chester, but was unsuccessful.

Previously, the Times-Call reported on incidents involving both officers. In 2016, Moody grabbed a handgun from a teenager that turned out to be a BB gun. In 2011, Chester fatally shot a woman’s dog after she called police. She sued both Chester and city and reached a settlement with Erie in 2015.

Madeline St. Amour: 303-684-5212, mstamour@prairiemountainmedia.com