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Fort Collins woman found guilty of lying on red flag petition against CSU police officer
Susan Holmes was found guilty of perjury and attempting to influence a public servant by a jury Friday morning for lying on an extreme risk protection order petition — also known as a red flag petition — she filed in January 2020 against CSU Cpl. Phillip Morris.
The red flag law allows members of law enforcement, a family member or a household member to petition to have a person's firearms removed if they are deemed by a judge to be a threat to themselves or others.
In the petition filed Jan. 9, 2020, Holmes checked a box saying she is a family or household member of Morris — one of two officers involved in the fatal shooting of her son, 19-year-old Jeremy Holmes, on July 1, 2017 — specifically that she has a child in common with Morris. Both officers were cleared from wrongdoing by the district attorney at the time of the shooting, Cliff Riedel.