A federal jury awarded over $5 million to a sheriff and three deputies who accused the former sheriff of supporting a different candidate for sheriff in 2018.

A federal jury on Tuesday awarded more than $5 million to four former high-ranking Adams County Sheriff’s Office employees who said former Sheriff Richard Reigenborn forced them to resign in 2019 because they had supported his opponent in the election, their attorney said.

A federal jury for the District of Colorado has awarded over $5 million to a Colorado sheriff and three deputies in a wrongful termination case.