Two more officers charged in the death of Christian Glass have resigned.

Randy Williams and Tim Collins, each charged with failing to step in and stop the 2022 officer shooting death of Glass, voluntarily stepped down from the Georgetown Police Department this month. Their exits left the force with only one sworn officer.

Williams resigned Feb. 5 as Georgetown Marshall after 22 years with the force.

Collins, who was one of the first on scene when Glass called 911 during a mental health crisis, resigned from the Georgetown Police force a week later. 

Collins was with the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office when Glass was killed, and resigned about a month later citing personal reasons. The Georgetown Police Department then hired Collins amid scrutiny over Glass’ death and promoted him.

Georgetown Town Administrator Rick Keuroglian told The Denver Gazette that Williams and Collins left the police department “in good standing” and that an interim marshall, John Gaskins, will be helping to rebuild the police department.

The resignations are so recent, both Williams and  Collins are still listed on the town website as members of the Georgetown Police Department. 

Gaskins currently remains the lone sworn officer on the Georgetown force as the town searches to fill the two positions left open by the departure of Williams and Collins.

“We wish the best for both of them,” Keuroglian said. 

Gaskins is an eight-year veteran of the force, according to Keuroglian. 

Williams and Collins are two of six officers who were charged with failure to intervene in the death of Glass when he was shot and killed in his car June 22, 2022. 

It was the largest number of officers to be charged at one time under Colorado Senate Bill 217, the sweeping police accountability law which went into effect in June 2021, after the murder of George Floyd — a Minnesota man who died beneath the knee of a police officer as other officers stood by and did nothing to stop it.

Glass’ death happened a year after Colorado’s police reform bill was signed into law.

Glass, 22, called 911 for help after his SUV got stuck on a rock near Silverplume. Collins and Deputy Andy Buen were the first to respond to the scene, but eventually five others showed up at intermittent times and stayed as Glass got more and more agitated. One supervisor was monitoring the evening by watching his officers’ body-worn cameras.

None of the seven on the scene stepped forward to stop the situation as it escalated out of control. Glass never left his car during the hour-long incident — at times showing heart hands through the driver’s side window —which ended with his shooting death.

Williams and Collins, both dressed in suits and ties, each had short hearings Tuesday in Clear Creek County court. Fifth Judicial District Judge Catherine J. Cheroutes set their next hearing date for May 7 amid concerns that the upcoming April 8 trial of Collins’ partner, former deputy Buen, runs smoothly. 

Buen awaits trial on charges of second-degree murder in Glass’ death. Buen was the one who broke the window of Glass’ SUV, shot him with bean bag rounds, stunned him with a Taser, and then shot the five times in the chest. 

Former Sgt. Kyle Gould pleaded guilty in November to charges of duty to report use of force and duty to intervene. Gould was not on scene, but as a supervisor monitoring police-worn body-cameras from home, gave the order to breach the window. He was sentenced to two years of unsupervised probation.

But it was Collins who stood on the hood of Glass’ car and pointed a gun at him, as seen on police body cam footage from that night. Though he never fired his weapon, Christian Glass’ father, Simon, said that Collins’ behavior terrified Christian and escalated a tense situation.

“Tim Collins pointed a gun at his (Christian’s) head while he was in the car. I don’t understand it. I hope he’s just gonna say ‘you got me. I’m guilty.’ Because anything else is just disgusting,” Glass said Tuesday. 

At least one person from Christian Glass’ family has been present at every hearing in the multiple cases against officers who were at the scene when he was shot. Simon Glass, his voice breaking, said that he still wakes up and misses his son. He has met with Clear Creek County’s new Sheriff, Matt Harris, and is pleased.

“He’s got a bright future,” Glass said. “I hope he can turn it around.”