Pubdate: Mon, 12 Mar 2012
Source: Denver Post (CO)
Copyright: 2012 The Denver Post Corp
Contact:  http://www.denverpost.com/
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Author: Jessica Fender

THREE-YEAR SENTENCE FOR MAN WHO SUPPLIED METH TO FORMER SHERIFF

The man who pleaded guilty to providing former Arapahoe County 
Sheriff Pat Sullivan with methamphetamines today received a 
three-year prison sentence.

A defense attorney for Timothy Faase, 49, extolled the man's record 
of community service, saying he volunteered for breast-cancer-related 
charities and organized holiday meals in his neighborhood.

Faase apologized for enabling others who are addicted to drugs.

"I don't want to be an enabler. That's not who I am," said Faase, 
who's just days away from his 50th birthday and who has a clean 
criminal history. "I can never fix the people I hurt by selling 
drugs. I know that."

Denver District Court Judge Shelley Gilman noted that a large 
quantity of drugs and money were recovered from Faase's home 
following his arrest.

Faase was caught "peddling one of the most dangerous drugs in the 
community," Gilman noted. "Probation would unduly depreciate the 
seriousness of the crime."

Faase pleaded guilty Feb. 13 to one count of drug possession with 
intent to distribute. He could have faced up to six years in prison. 
He will serve a three-year stint on probation following his incarceration.

Police followed Sullivan to Faase's home after Sullivan allegedly 
traded meth for sex from a confidential informant during a sting.

Sullivan has been charged with felony possession, distribution and 
with a misdemeanor charge of soliciting prostitution.
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