![]() “We appreciate the thorough investigation by the Boulder Police Department and our prosecution team,” the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement. 5 after employees called to report a stabbing.Īccording to an affidavit, a 52-year-old male employee confronted Schwelling, 42, after another employee accused Schwelling of trying to steal a package of gummy bear candies. I acted in self defense.”īoulder police responded to the Barnes & Noble bookstore in Boulder on Jan. As the district attorney stated in open court and on the record the manager came after me and was the initial aggressor. “It was a miscommunication between a store employee and the manager that went completely wrong. ![]() ![]() “At this point the store, the district attorney, and my lawyer all are fully aware that I didn’t actually steal anything that day,” Schwelling told the Daily Camera. Schwelling has maintained he was acting in self-defense and that he did not steal anything from the store, but said he accepted a plea deal because he did not want to risk the possible penalties of conviction for assault at trial. Scott Schwelling, 42, pleaded guilty Friday to felony menacing, with prosecutors dismissing the original charge of second-degree assault with a deadly weapon. The man accused of stabbing a Boulder Barnes & Noble employee earlier this year over shoplifting allegations was given probation after entering into a plea agreement. Scott Schwelling (Boulder County Sheriff’s Office) ![]()
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