Dem-appointed judge sets measly $100 bond for repeat drug offender after cop injured during wild arrest

An alleged drug dealer with two prior arrests was remanded on a measly $100 bond in a Democrat-dominated Colorado city after his attempt to bolt from cops landed an officer in the hospital.

Officers with the Boulder Police Department came across a woman who was using meth in the middle of the city’s Central Park on Tuesday night. When they approached her, she quickly pointed the finger to her supposed dealer, who was loitering nearby, according to a news release from the city.

The bedraggled suspect, 49-year-old Kai Brown, tried to book it, clumsily scaling three steep steps with an officer hot on his tail, according to police body camera footage.

The two tumbled into a shallow river, where the officer was finally able to subdue Brown. In the chaos, the officer bashed his head against a rock, and he was later treated for a “serious concussion” at a hospital, the release said.

The officers found several green baggies filled with meth on Brown, according to the release.

Brown faces six charges, including assault, resisting arrest, and special drug offenses tied to allegedly selling near Boulder High School, which is just one street away from where he was busted.

During his court appearance Wednesday, the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office sought a $20,000 secured bond, taking into account his two prior felony drug charges.

Boulder County Court Judge Eang Man, though, gave the suspect a $1,000 bond with the option to only pay $100 for full release, the city said.

Man was appointed by Colorado Governor Jared Polis, a Democrat, in July 2025, according to a press release from his office.

“This incident is deeply troubling—not only because one of our officers was injured as a direct result of a suspect fleeing, but because it highlights the very real dangers that drug trafficking poses to our entire community,” Boulder Police Chief Steve Redfearn said.

“I also have serious concerns about whether the full risk to our community, the severity of this incident, and risk to and impact on our officers was reflected in the bond decision. This is a pattern that is frustrating because these bond decisions directly impact community safety and the well-being of the men and women who serve Boulder, as well as their families,” he added.

Brown’s bond had not been paid as of Thursday afternoon, according to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office’s daily listing report. He is set to appear in court on Friday.