LONGMONT — A man accused of impersonating a police officer to try to dupe local adult video store employees into giving him pornographic videos missed a Tuesday court hearing because he was committed to a state mental health facility on Aug. 23.
Andrew Libby, 34, is at the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan for a mental health evaluation, according to Cmdr. Bruce Haas of the Boulder County Jail.
Libby was due in court Tuesday for a preliminary hearing on charges stemming from his impersonation arrest last month. The hearing was reset for 9 a.m. today, but Haas said Libby might not be cleared from the mental health facility in time.
“To us, it is not a big issue,” Haas said. “We know where he is.”
The last time he appeared in court, Libby was wearing a suicide smock, a special garment meant to deter inmates from using their clothing to attempt suicide.
Police arrested Libby outside his home last month after a police officer and others recognized him in surveillance video taken from a local adult novelties store. Employees there told officers he showed a badge, claimed to be a police officer and said he wanted to verify the age of performers on the adult videos. He tried the ruse three times before a store manager called police, according to reports.
Libby also was charged with felony possession of a weapon by a previous offender. Police reported they found a gun in his home.
