A day after Golden Police Officer Evan Dunn was laid to rest in Littleton, the man suspected of crashing into the officer and killing him was officially charged in a Jefferson County court.

First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King charged 43-year-old Stephen Geer Thursday morning with one count of vehicular homicide, two counts of vehicular assault, one count of third-degree assault and one count of driving under the influence in connection to the fatal crash that occurred on Nov. 6. 

Geer appeared in court despite being released on a $250,000 bond with the condition of pretrial supervision during his last hearing on Nov. 7. 

The Golden community was shaken after Geer allegedly crashed into a vehicle parked at another crash on Highway 58, causing the first on-duty death of an officer in the history of the Golden Police Department.

During the crash, the vehicle pinned two officers under the first crashed vehicle — 33-year-old Dunn and Bethany Grusing. 

Dunn died on impact and Grusing sustained a cheekbone injury. The two drivers who were involved in the earlier crash were also injured. Both were thrown by the impact and one sustained a skull fracture and brain bleed, according to arrest documents.

Geer, a Colorado School of Mines mechanical engineering professor, was arrested and booked into the Jefferson County jail. 

At a previous hearing, Prosecutor Alexa Visscher argued that Geer refused a blood and breathalyzer test at the scene, but his wife, who is public defender, said that he is not a flight risk. “Our daughter asked to please bring daddy home,” she said. “He’s never harmed anyone.” 

During Thursday’s hearing, Judge Corinne Magid issued a protection order stating that Geer cannot have any form of contact with Grusing and Dunn’s wife during the criminal proceedings. 

Geer also cannot possess or purchase a firearm and cannot consume any alcohol during the proceedings. 

Just 24 hours before the filing of charges, hundreds of Coloradans lined the streets of Littleton to watch a parade held by 76 local law enforcement and first-response departments, as Dunn was moved to Mission Hills Church for his memorial.

In a public statement following Dunn’s death, the Golden Police Department called the incident a “profound tragedy.”

“The fallen officer was a dedicated and loved member of the Golden Police Department and was committed to protecting the safety and well-being of Golden’s residents after serving in the armed forces,” the statement said. “He served the Golden community and his country with honor and upheld the pillars of the city’s police department’s values and goals.”

Geer’s next hearing has not been set, but it is expected to be held in December. 

The Denver Gazette reporter Carol McKinley contributed to this report.