A Denver deputy district attorney departed his job last month after an “obnoxious” run-in with a prosecutor in Jefferson County that was tied to a woman’s traffic stop.

Justin Friedberg left his job with the Denver District Attorney’s Office on Aug. 1, office spokesman Matt Jablow said. He declined to say whether Friedberg was fired.

Friedberg’s departure came after he accompanied 32-year-old Breanna Burgesser to Jefferson County Court in Golden and tried to advocate for her as she appeared for a traffic ticket on July 8.

“There was an incident where a district attorney was acting inappropriately,” said Brionna Boatright, a spokeswoman for the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office , which prosecutes cases in Jefferson and Gilpin counties.

Friedberg and Burgesser did not return

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