Six Month Suspension For Strangulation Felony

The Colorado Presiding Disciplinary Judge approved a six-month suspension for misconduct summarized below

On November 17, 2021, Fredenburg pleaded guilty to assault in the second degree—strangulation, a class-four felony, pursuant to a deferred judgment and sentence. He also pleaded guilty to harassment as an act of domestic violence, a class-three misdemeanor. The pleas were based on the report of a man who told law enforcement that he believed he saw Fredenburg choking Fredenburg’s then-girlfriend. When the man intervened and pulled Fredenburg from the woman, Fredenburg pushed him against a wall. Fredenburg then wrapped his hands around the man’s neck for five seconds, strangling the man, who stated, “If I don’t get help, I’m going to pass out.” The man said that he could feel Fredenburg’s thumbs press into his esophagus.

(Mike Frisch)