COLORADO SPRINGS — El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa will be on his own if he wants to continue using high-profile defense attorney Pamela Mackey to defend recent accusations against him.
Senior assistant county attorney Diana May reiterated that the county would no longer pay for Mackey’s services in a July 17 letter obtained by The Gazette that highlights ongoing friction between the county attorney’s office and the Sheriff’s Office.
The county in early June agreed to hire Mackey temporarily for a fee of $250 per hour with a cap of a $10,000. The county commissioners needed to approve anything above that amount.
“El Paso County did not authorize your retention past the initial $9,999 engagement,” May wrote in a letter to Mackey. “That engagement has concluded.”
Read more of the article Sheriff Maketa on his own for legal fees from now on, El Paso County says at Gazette.com.
