Weld County Reckless Endangerment Attorney
Mother Charged After Fight on School Bus

A mother was charged with Reckless Endangerment after she reacted to her daughter being pepper sprayed on the bus. Read more about the charges here.

Reckless Endangerment is charged in Greeley and Weld County when a person does something that creates a risk of injury to another. It’s understandable that if something happens with your child, you want to get involved and find out what’s going on. However, a mother recently ended up charged with Reckless Endangerment after she reacted to a situation on a school bus with her daughter. According to the report, two kids got into a fight on the school bus and one child was pepper sprayed. The bus driver pulled over and medics were called. While the girl was being treated, her mother showed up and tried to get on the bus, but the bus driver wouldn’t allow it. She was upset about this and went back to her car, grabbed a gun and waived it around before taking off (without her child). She did not point the gun at anyone. The mother was later arrested.

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What is the Definition of Reckless Endangerment in Greeley, Colorado?

Recklessly and Seriously Bodily Injury Definitions in Milliken and Johnstown

Penalty for Reckless Endangerment in Erie and Evans

What is the Definition of Reckless Endangerment in Greeley, Colorado?

The Greeley, Colorado law definition of Reckless Endangerment – C.R.S. 18-3-208 – is:

A person who recklessly engages in conduct that creates a substantial risk of serious bodily injury to another person commits reckless endangerment, which is a class 2 misdemeanor.

Recklessly and Seriously Bodily Injury Definitions in Milliken and Johnstown: Two Important Reckless Endangerment Terms

Two terms that are vital to understand related to the Reckless Endangerment statute are ‘serious bodily injury’ and ‘recklessly.’ Serious bodily injury means:

bodily injury that, either at the time of the actual injury or at a later time, involves a substantial risk of death; a substantial risk of serious permanent disfigurement; a substantial risk of protracted loss or impairment of the function of any part or organ of the body; or breaks, fractures, a penetrating knife or penetrating gunshot wound, or burns of the second or third degree.

Obviously, when a gun is involved, there is the potential for serious bodily injury. Recklessly means:

A person acts “recklessly” when he [she] consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that a result will occur or that a circumstance exists.

There would definitely be an argument that waving a gun around a school bus would be considered reckless behavior. If the mother had pointed the gun at anyone, then much more serious charges would have likely been filed.

Penalty for Reckless Endangerment in Erie and Evans

As a class 2 misdemeanor in Erie and Evans, the penalty for Reckless Endangerment is up to 120 days in the Weld County Jail.


If you or someone you love has been charged with Reckless Endangerment, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent and contact the best criminal defense attorneys from the O’Malley Law Office at 970-616-6009 to schedule a free initial consultation. Together, we can protect your future.

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