This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The Mesa County clerk indicted and arrested in an election tampering investigation has bailed out of jail.
Tina Peters and Belinda Knisley, a deputy clerk who was also indicted in the case, were released on Thursday evening, according to the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office. Knisley was released at 5:07 p.m., while Peters was released at 7:21 p.m.
Peters’ and Knisley’s bonds were set for $25,000 and $10,000, respectively, by Judge Matthew Barret earlier in the day. They were originally set for a cash-only $500,000.
A grand jury handed up the indictment on Wednesday.
