Former Maricopa Police Chief James Hughes was fired from his new gig as a Colorado deputy chief after he was banished to the Brady List, according to the Estes Park Trail-Gazette.

The Brady List is a national record of law enforcement officers who can’t be trusted to testify in court, a central tenet of the job.

The Estes Park Police Department terminated Hughes from his position Friday after learning the Larimer County District Attorney added him to the Brady List Dec. 14. The department does not employ officers who are Brady-listed, according to a town spokesperson.

The issue appears to stem from Hughes giving “untruthful” answers in a polygraph test Dec. 1 during an internal affairs investigation into another officer.

A third-party investigation by another police department cleared several allegations related to inattention to duties, on-duty conduct and general conduct.

Hughes returned to work Feb. 2 after the investigation but was placed on administrative leave again last month after officials learned the Larimer County District Attorney added him to the Brady List two weeks after the polygraph test.

Estes Park Town Administrator Travis Machalek told the Trail-Gazette he was unaware of Hughes’ addition to the list.

“I was not aware of Deputy Chief Hughes’ placement on the Brady List by the Larimer County DA when it occurred, nor was I consulted before it occurred,” he said.

Hughes joins the likes of some notable Arizonans on the list, including State Sen. Anthony Kern, ex-El Mirage cop and fake Trump elector, and Pinal County Sheriff’s Deputy Frank Sloup, famous for his viral “Fridays with Frank” show.

Hughes joined EPPD last May after resigning as Maricopa’s police chief in August 2022. At the time, he told InMaricopa he believed the role was not a good fit for him.

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