UPDATE: Warrant reveals new details in case against arrested Colorado Springs homicide detective

An arrest warrant for a Colorado Springs homicide detective was unsealed Wednesday.

Detective Paul Patton, 39, was arrested Monday night (7/27/15.)

Patton faces charges of attempting to influence a public servant, first-degree official misconduct and false reporting to authorities.

According to the arrest warrant, the charges stem from a relationship that Patton developed with the alleged victim in a 2014 kidnapping.

The warrant says on Sunday, July 26, Patton arranged to meet with a Detective Sergeant to discuss a stalking situation in which he was the victim.

An investigation was opened and during an interview, Patton said the alleged kidnapping victim was barraging him with text messages, many that were sexual in nature, and that she refused to stop despite his asking her to.

The warrant says that Patton told the investigator that he started to believe that the woman may have thought having sex with him was a challenge, and that if he agreed to an encounter, she would then leave him alone.

According to the warrant, Patton described an encounter during which he says he was driving and she was trying to engage in sexual activity with him, but that he was able to stave her off. He said that after parking the car, they got out of the vehicle and had relations, but that he tried to make it bad so that she would no longer be attracted to him.

The warrant says that Patton said the texts stopped for a few days and then resumed, and that Patton admitted to talking to the woman about deleting their communications.

The warrant says the detective then went to the woman’s home to get her side of the story. It says that she initially denied having a sexual relationship with Patton.

The warrant says the woman eventually admitted to exchanging sexual texts with Patton.

Regarding the the sexual encounter in the car that Patton said he staved off, the woman said the two did have sexual contact in the car and that Patton actively participated in it. She also said they had an encounter outside of the car after pulling over in the Woodland Park area.

The woman said she told a DHS caseworker about the text messages and emails between her and Patton, and that when she told this to Patton, he told her to erase the messages and emails and not tell anyone what happened.

The warrant says the woman gave the detective permission to review the text messages and emails. It says that on July 16 Patton sent an email to the woman that said “Have a good day. Sorry I’m not a person you want to have” and that on an email stamped “2 days ago” he wrote “I’m sorry about ur day and all of this. I hate myself for letting this go this far. I hope you’re feeling better. I promise to call you later.”

The warrant says that the detective noted numerous text messages between Patton and the woman in which both made sexual remarks. It says the detective also found that Patton sent the woman messages about cases that were not related to her case. It says Patton emailed her an evidence photo of a gun that was allegedly used to kill a 14-year-old in Memorial Park.

The warrant also says that when the woman threatened to tell the district attorney that Patton slept with her, he asked her not to tell the district attorney anything.

Patton is on paid administrative leave. He will be placed on leave without pay once formal charges are filed, police say.

This comes less than a week after a lawsuit was filed against the department for another officer’s actions while on duty.

Surveillance video from Memorial Hospital in November 2013 appears to show Officer Tyler Walker shoving Alexis Acker to the ground.

“It was so fast and so violent. It’s unlike anything I have ever seen in my career,” said Cindy Hyatt, Acker’s attorney. “The officer just lost it. He completely lost control of himself.”

KRDO NewsChannel 13 tried to ask Police Chief Pete Carey about the cases and his plans to move forward but he refused. Carey hosted a public meeting Wednesday night to answer questions from the community, but CSPD spokesperson Lt. Catherine Buckley said Carey would only answer questions related to neighborhood watch.

If Patton is found guilty of a felony, he will lose his badge and possibly face up to six years in prison.

Patton will be in court on Aug. 5.