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BY ANASTASIA MILLICKER

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM 

Former National Sheriff of the Year will spend 30 days in prison after pleading guilty of exchanging methamphetamine for sex.

Patrick Sullivan, former Arapahoe County, C.O. sheriff, was sentenced Tuesday to jail time, two years of probation and must pay a $1,100 fine for pleading guilty to the soliciting of prostitution and the felony possession of meth, according to the Associated Press.

Sullivan, 69-years-old, was arrested in November during an undercover sting set up by his gay companion and another man. The two men invited Sullivan to smoke meth in their Aurora home and have sex in exchange for the meth, according to the article.

Colorado Deputy Attorney General Michael Dougherty, a member of the  task force investigating the former sheriff, said after Sullivan arrived at the home, he threw the meth on a bed and started undressing, according to The Denver Post.

The National Sheriffs’ Association in 2001 selected Sullivan to Sheriff of the Year. He served as sheriff for 18 years before retiring in 2002 after which he served as head of security for Cherry Creek Public Schools until 2008, according to the Associated Press

In 1989, Sullivan drove through the fence of an Arapahoe County home to rescue three hostage victims from a machine wielding rape and murder suspect. 

Sullivan showed no signs of leading another life outside of his professional work and it is not known when he began using meth, according to The Denver Post.

"I plan to seek forgiveness from those that I have harmed," Sullivan said in the article.

The full video of the sting operation can be seen in the clip on the right.