A day after Golden Police Officer Evan Dunn was laid to rest in Littleton, the man suspected of running into the officer and killing him was formally charged in a Jefferson County court.

First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King on Thursday morning charged Stephen Geer, 43, with one count of vehicular homicide, two counts of vehicular assault, one count of third-degree assault and one count of driving under the influence in connection with the fatal accident. which took place on November 6.

Dunn appeared in court despite being released on $250,000 bail with the condition of pretrial supervision during his last hearing on November 7.

The Golden community was rocked after Dunn allegedly crashed into a parked vehicle in another crash on Highway 58, causing the first on-duty death of an officer in the history of the Golden Police Department.

During the crash, the vehicle pinned two officers under the first vehicle involved — Dunn, 33, and Bethany Grusing.

Dunn he died on impact and Grusing suffered a cheekbone injury. The two drivers who were involved in the previous accident were also injured. Both were thrown from the impact, and one suffered a fractured skull and brain bleeding, according to arrest documents.

Geer, a mechanical engineering professor at the Colorado School of Mines, was arrested and booked into the Jefferson County Jail.

At an earlier hearing, prosecutor Alexa Visscher argued that Geer refused a blood and breathalyzer test at the scene, but his wife, who is a public defender, said he was not a flight risk. “Our daughter begged to please bring daddy home,” she said. “He never hurt anyone.”

During Thursday’s hearing, Judge Corinne Magid issued an order of protection stating that Geer cannot have any form of contact with Grusing and Dunn’s wife during the criminal trial.

Dunn also cannot own or purchase a firearm and cannot consume alcohol during the proceedings.

Just 24 hours before the charges were filed, hundreds of Coloradoans lined the streets of Littleton to watch a parade held by 76 local law enforcement and first responder departments as Dunn was moved to Mission Hills Church for his memorial.

In a public statement after Dunn’s death, the Golden State Police Department called the incident a “deep tragedy.”

“The fallen officer was a dedicated and beloved member of the Golden Police Department and was committed to protecting the safety and well-being of Golden residents after serving in the armed forces,” the statement said. “He served the Golden community and his country with honor and upheld the pillars of the city’s police department’s values ​​and goals.”

Dunn’s next hearing has not been set, but is expected to take place in December.

Denver Gazette reporter Carol McKinley contributed to this report.