Judge Sentences Tina Peters to Nine Years in Prison for Election Breach

District Court Judge Matthew Barrett sentenced former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters to nine years in prison on October 3, 2024, telling her she was "no hero" and that her "lies are well documented." Barrett said he was convinced Peters would do it all over again if given the chance. Peters was immediately taken into custody at the Mesa County Detention Facility. The sentence was the harshest imposed on any election official involved in post-2020 election denial schemes.