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Lisa Marie Williams, 39, of Pine agreed Sept. 17 to plead guilty to charges of attempted theft, a class 5 felony, in the theft of $11,000 from Cub Scout Pack No. 39 of Evergreen.

The theft took place between August and December 2008, after Williams had been named troop treasurer, according to a news release from the Jefferson County district attorney's office.

The court had entered a not-guilty plea on her behalf in April after Williams said she was not able to obtain a lawyer. A felony complaint was filed in October 2009.

Joel M. Herrin, 41, has pleaded guilty to kidnapping an Evergreen woman whose house he had been cleaning for several years.

Herrin, of Kittredge, entered a guilty plea in Jefferson County District Court to charges of kidnapping, a class 2 felony, and attempted sexual assault, a class 5 felony.

He arrived at the house at 10:30 a.m. last Dec. 29 and started cleaning, then forced the woman into a bedroom and handcuffed her hands and feet, according to a statement from the Jeffco district attorney's office. He had been cleaning the house for four years.

The chief of the Foothills Fire Protection District was fired without warning at a special meeting of the district board after district officials complained that he had authorized payments to himself for unauthorized overtime and health benefits.

A former volunteer firefighter for two years before taking the chief's job, John Kilpatrick says he did nothing wrong and is pursuing legal action and a possible rehearing to clear his name. His last day was Aug. 30, the day of the special board meeting.