Police: Pair held officers at gunpoint before deadly scuffle

In this March 10, 2015 photo, members of the Judicial District's critical incident team investigate an officer-involved shooting east of Dinosaur, Colo. A Colorado sheriff's deputy and a state wildlife officer were held hostage by a man and a woman before a struggle erupted and the man was fatally shot, authorities said. Neither the deputy nor the wildlife officer was injured in the confrontation Monday. (AP Photo/The Deseret News, Geoff Liesik) In this March 10, 2015 photo, members of the Judicial District's critical incident team investigate an officer-involved shooting east of Dinosaur, Colo. A Colorado sheriff's deputy and a state wildlife officer were held hostage by a man and a woman before a struggle erupted and the man was fatally shot, authorities said. Neither the deputy nor the wildlife officer was injured in the confrontation Monday. (AP Photo/The Deseret News, Geoff Liesik)

By Associated Press March 12, 2015 3 min read

DENVER (AP) – Husband-and-wife meth users disarmed a Colorado wildlife officer and a sheriff’s deputy then forced them to their knees along a desolate mountain highway before the husband was killed in a struggle, police reports released Thursday show.

The man had handcuffed the deputy and held both officers at gunpoint with their own weapons before the wildlife officer overpowered him, took back his gun and shot him to death Monday near the small town of Dinosaur in northwestern Colorado, about 10 miles from the Utah border.

Neither officer was injured during the encounter that began after they found the couple’s abandoned Ford Explorer on the side of the road.

Georgie Hand, 43, faces charges including attempted first-degree murder, kidnapping, aggravated robbery and disarming a peace officer. Her husband, James Damon, 46, died at the scene.

The police reports provide new details about the harrowing struggle.