AURORA, Colo. – A detention officer has been placed on indefinite, unpaid suspension and faces a felony assault charge in connection to an October 6, 2025 incident inside Aurora’s Detention Center involving a detainee.

According to the City of Aurora, 41-year-old Christopher Freitas, a detention officer, is accused of excessive force and faces a second degree assault charge in which a detainee later required surgery following the “altercation.”

The incident, which was captured on detention center surveillance video, began after 28-year-old Austin Young, the detainee, punched another officer. The video showed that officer attempted to guide Young from a chair when the detainee punched the officer in the head or neck area. Officers were seen quickly swarming Young before pulling him to the

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