Craig City has begun the process to replace the former councilman arrested in October as part of an internet child sex sting. 48-year-old Brian Paul Mackenzie was arrested on October 11th for the crimes of Internet Luring of a Child, Internet Sexual Exploitation of a Child, and Criminal Attempt Sexual Assault on a Child. The day before, an undercover officer posted a picture on a social media site posing as an underage female. A user, later identified as Brian Paul Mackenzie, sent an unsolicited message to the undercover officer, starting a conversation during which he focused on when he and the undercover officer (he believed to be a teen girl) could meet up for sex. They agreed to meet at an address in Littleton, Colorado, which he understood to be the girl’s home address at 10am the next day when he understood she would be home alone. Mackenzie arrived and identified himself by name when asked and he was taken into custody. Eventually, Mackenzie submitted his resignation from the Craig City Council and the city began accepting letters of interest from community members interested in filling the now empty seat. This week, Craig City Council began interviewing applicants.
