{"id":2486407,"date":"2025-09-14T15:46:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T19:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-confronts-colorado-governor-over-career-criminal-released-from-jail\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T15:47:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T19:47:21","slug":"elon-musk-confronts-colorado-governor-over-career-criminal-released-from-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-confronts-colorado-governor-over-career-criminal-released-from-jail\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Confronts Colorado Governor Over Career Criminal Released from Jail"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felon-musk-confronts-colorado-governor-over-career-criminal-released-from-jail%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2486407&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Elon Musk criticized Colorado Governor Jared Polis over the release of a violent criminal, Debisa Ephraim, who was freed due to a law signed by Polis allowing the release of individuals deemed incompetent to stand trial. ephraim, facing serious charges including second-degree murder and assault, was released under House Bill 24-1034, prompting concern from Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams, who called the situation &#8220;insane&#8221; and hazardous. Polis responded on social media, condemning the release and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >urging local authorities<\/a> to act under state law to keep Ephraim off the streets. However, a note on his post pointed out that Polis himself signed the legislation that mandated the release. The case has sparked controversy about the state&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heather-mac-donald-savage-crimes-no-longer-have-consequences-civilization-breaking-down-in-slow-motion\/\" title=\"Heather Mac Donald: \u2018Savage\u2019 Crimes No Longer Have Consequences \u2014 Civilization \u2018Breaking Down\u2019 in \u2018Slow-Motion\u2019\">criminal justice reform policies<\/a> and the risks thay may pose to public safety.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk confronted Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis over a violent criminal released back on the streets, prompting a response from the official that failed to acknowledge how he signed a law allowing such circumstances to arise.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange came after Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams revealed to residents that under Colorado law, he was forced to release Debisa Ephraim, who was deemed incompetent to stand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dhs-wrecks-nyt-puff-piece-deported-murderer-will-finally-light-victims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trial<\/a>, into the public on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Ephraim was arrested on second-degree <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mainstream-media-finally-covers-unprovoked-murder-iryna-zarutska-adds-disgusting-spin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">murder<\/a> and assault charges after he allegedly attacked residents in an unprovoked manner, per a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/colorado\/news\/northern-colorado-sheriff-warns-public-dangerous-person-release-jail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>Reams remarked in a video that Ephraim has had several encounters with police.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is a very violent crime, and how rapidly this person has accumulated contacts with law enforcement is concerning,&rdquo; Reams said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Weld County, Colorado Sheriff BLASTS Democrat criminal justice reform policies which are FORCING him to RELEASE a dangerous violent criminal back onto the streets<\/p>\n<p>Debisa Ephraim is facing multiple felony charges including attempted m*rder<\/p>\n<p>This is pure insanity. We&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wqfQ1XyGkx\">pic.twitter.com\/wqfQ1XyGkx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1965193269073076648?\">September 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He is a very dangerous person, and his actions, from what we can tell, were unprovoked,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-vindicated-after-jussie-smollett-sentenced-for-malicious-hoax-hate-crime-mayor-says\/\" title=\"Chicago \u2018Vindicated\u2019 After Jussie Smollett Sentenced For \u2018Malicious\u2019 Hoax Hate Crime, Mayor Says\">sheriff added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But since he was deemed incompetent to stand trial, he was unable to be incarcerated under legislation signed by Polis only last year, per CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>There have been other cases elsewhere in Colorado where violent individuals have been released under the law, known as House Bill 24-1034.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This, or the case that happened in Aurora with Solomon Galligan, both are very giant highlights to the mistake that was made,&rdquo; Reams said in reference to a registered sex offender who allegedly tried to take a child from the park, but had his charges dropped.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It needs to be corrected. Someone is going to get hurt, and someone is gonna get hurt bad,&rdquo; Reams continued.<\/p>\n<p>Musk highlighted the video statement from Reams and tagged Polis on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X, calling the phenomenon &ldquo;insane.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is insane <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaredpolis?\">@jaredpolis<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wbIyrUSdTl\">https:\/\/t.co\/wbIyrUSdTl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1965502675816251558?\">September 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Polis <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jaredpolis\/status\/1965520892777333033\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">responded<\/a> about an hour and a half later, calling the trend &ldquo;absolutely unacceptable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m calling on the county attorney and DA to use state law, including CRS Title 25 and Title 27, to ensure he&rsquo;s not at large,&rdquo; Polis continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This should have happened BEFORE release not after. Remove this threat now!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But a community note on the X post from Polis observed that Polis was the one who signed the legislation requiring the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/media-dead-wrong-trump-needs-save-nations-crime-ridden-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">release<\/a> of Ephraim.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Polis responded but did not address that he had signed legislation enabling such releases. This confrontation followed Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams informing the public that, due to state law, he was compelled to free Debisa Ephraim-deemed unfit to stand trial-despite facing serious charges including second-degree murder and assault. Sheriff Reams expressed concern over Ephraim&#8217;s repeated violent encounters with law enforcement and criticized the law for putting public safety at risk. Musk shared Reams&#8217; statement on social media, calling the situation &#8220;insane,&#8221; while Polis later condemned it as &#8220;absolutely unacceptable&#8221; and urged legal action to prevent further danger, though a note pointed out that Polis himself had enacted the law responsible for this outcome<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2486408,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2025-09-13T142126.836.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[63321,53253,14096,32192,53453],"class_list":["post-2486407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-career-criminal","tag-colorado-governor","tag-confrontation","tag-elon-musk","tag-jail-release"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2025-09-13T142126.836.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2486407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2486407"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2486407\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2486411,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2486407\/revisions\/2486411"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2486408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2486407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2486407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2486407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}