FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - A
Fort Collins police officer who was arrested after investigators say he used
agency resources to stalk a woman will be monitored by GPS.
appeared in court Tuesday, and
prosecutors argued that GPS monitoring would make it possible to put an
exclusion zone around the alleged victim's home and work.
Police say a woman reported
"inappropriate behavior" by Branson, telling investigators he
contacted her multiple times at work and home while he was on duty. Branson
allegedly used police resources to find out where the woman worked and lived in
an effort to start a relationship with her.
He was fired Sept. 16 after he
was charged with stalking, criminal trespass and official misconduct.
Branson worked as a police
officer in Butte, Montana, before being hired in Fort Collins in January.
