One of two Republican candidates in Douglas County’s Senate District 2 has a lengthy criminal and civil court case history, beginning in 1988 and continuing until 2022,Colorado Politics has learned.
Court records show 39 separate civil and criminal cases, in whichTimothyArvidson has been the defendant in 30.
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Arvidson’s criminal past includes domestic violence, four DUI charges between 1992 and 2006 and multiple restraining orders between 1996 to 2010. The criminal and civil complaints stretched across six separate jurisdictions: Arapahoe, El Paso, Jefferson, Denver, Douglas and Summit counties.
“I’ve made mistakes in my past, I’ve owned them and own up to everything I have in my past. Everything in my past is 20 or 30 years ago,” Arvidson, 62, told Colorado Politics.
His most recent criminal charge stemmed out of not wearing a mask at a grocery store during COVID, in which he slapped a cell phone out of the hand of a person who— Arvidson said—stuck a phone in his face. The report from Castle Rock police said Arvidson was believed to be armed with a handgun during the incident, although he subsequently denied it. The police also reported that Arvidson told them he had been a public safety commissioner for two years. “Do you know who I am,” Arvidson told the police.
In the candidates’ questionnaire recently published by Colorado Politics, Arvidson said, “As a former Public Safety Commissioner, I will have a ‘Tough on Crime Approach’ in District 2.”
Among the more serious charges against Arvidson occurred inAugust 2006, when he was arrested in Douglas County on six charges related to driving under the influence and possession of marijuana. While medical marijuana was already legal in 2006, recreational marijuana was not legalized until 2012. The DUI charges included an open container, driving under the influence and possession of drug paraphernalia.
He failed to appear in court on the charges and his $10,000 bond was revoked. The case was resolved in May 2007, when the district attorney dismissed the charges but sought fines of about $250.00.
It wasn’t his only drug arrest. The first came in 1998 in El Paso County. Arvidson pleadedguilty to those charges.
The charges included sale and possession of Schedule I and Schedule II drugs, both felonies, as well as driving while impaired. He was sentenced to three years of unsupervised probation, 60 days of wearing an ankle monitor, and 30 days of community service. He paid $1,991 in fines, including for alcohol evaluation and supervision.
During the same time he was dealing with the 2006 DUI, Arvidson was arrested for domestic violence and several protection orders were granted against him. That case began in July 2005 and was resolved in January, 2007 with the charges dismissed.
The domestic violence charge in 2005, filed by his wife, also was dismissed.
That was followed by a pair of protective orders filed in 2010 by both him and his wife.
Arvidson’s civil record included five lawsuits from the state of Colorado between 2000 and 2022 for failure to pay taxes. He’s also been sued for forcible entry and landlord-tenant issues. The tax issues were resolved with judgments ranging from $363 in 2022 to more than $18,000 in two tax cases in 2020. He also was ordered to pay more than $11,000 in a 2003 tax case filed by the Department of Revenue. One other civil case was filed in 1988 by his alma mater, Indiana University, in which he was ordered to pay about $1,200.
He also had his wages garnished to satisfy a judgment sought by a Littleton woman. He has been sued by banks at least twice, most recently in a case settled in 2011 with a judgment of more than $13,000.
Arvidson told Colorado Politicshe’s never been convicted of a DUI, with all charges dropped because of lack of proof. As to the domestic violence charge, he said he and his wife don’t know where that came from.
“I am absolutely very strong in fighting crime,” Arvidson said. “We need safe communities, fully funded, and to support our police officers.”
His opponent, Rep. Lisa Frizell of Castle Rock, declined to discuss Arvidson’s criminal history, stating she would run her campaign on behalf of the people of Douglas County.
Arvidson has received the endorsem*nt of the Douglas County Republican Party, Douglas County Commissioner George Teal, the state Republican Party, and a police commander in Castle Rock. His largest campaign contribution is $2,000 from Rocky Mountain Gun Owners.
Neither Teal nor the Douglas County GOP responded to a request for comment.
This story is from Colorado Politics, a statewide political and public policy news journal. Used by permission. For more, visit coloradopolitics.com.
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