Probation extended for southeast Colorado district attorney

A request to revoke the probation for the district attorney of Las Animas and Huerfano counties has been denied, and his probationary period was instead extended by a year.
Third Judicial District Attorney Frank Ruybalid will remain on probation through Dec. 28, 2017, according to an order by Presiding Disciplinary Judge William R. Lucero of the Colorado Supreme Court.
In 2013, the Colorado Attorney Regulation Counsel filed a lengthy complaint against Ruybalid, claiming he and his staf