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Sheriff: no settlement yet in jail‑district dispute; board has proposed a settlement but judge has not acted
Summary
Sheriff Mark Danos addressed circulating reports that a settlement over the jail district had been finalized, saying the board of supervisors proposed a settlement but Apache County Superior Court has not accepted or held a hearing and no settlement is in effect.
Sheriff Mark Danos told KWCD listeners that reports a jail‑district legal dispute had been settled are premature. “It's not. They have proposed a settlement, the board of supervisors within their right, but there's not even been a hearing,” Danos said.
Danos said the Apache County Superior Court judge had not yet ruled or held a hearing on the proposed settlement and emphasized that a formal acceptance by the court is required before any settlement takes effect. “So there's not. No. There has not been a settlement,” he said, and urged the public to avoid treating the board’s proposal as final.
He described the jail effort as a broadly shared goal across the county and said his focus remains obtaining a jail facility, while also warning that public discussion has become muddled and that officials need to communicate more clearly about next steps. Danos offered no new legal filings or court dates on the broadcast; his comments were framed as a clarification of the public record rather than an announcement of action.
