Evidence hearing begins against San Juan County sheriff

MONTICELLO — The case against the San Juan County sheriff and two of his deputies are being laid out in a preliminary hearing today.Prosecutors allege that San Juan County Sheriff Richard "Rick" Eldredge pointed an unloaded assault rifle at an employee and pulled the trigger two years ago.Eldredge, who is still acting as sheriff in the county, is charged in 7th District Court with retaliation against a witness, a third-degree felony; obstruction of justice, a class A misdemeanor; and offic