Colorado Springs candidate for mayor in jail on many DV and other charges

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'Justine Herring, a real estate broker running for mayor in Colorado Springs, is being held at the El Paso County jail without bail on a felony domestic violence charge involving an assault-style rifle and other offenses.

Herring is accused of domestic violence menacing with an AR-15 rifle at Memorial Park, a public space near downtown and frequented by families and youth sports teams, on Saturday, according to Colorado Springs police. Authorities say she pointed the rifle at a man and threatened him.

Police also say Herring earlier Saturday waved a firearm and threatened the same victim at a different location, representing herself as a member of a federal law enforcement agency.

Herring, 48, who recently came onto the city's political scene, has a criminal history of misdemeanor offenses, including driving under the influence and domestic violence, records show.

"Bad publicity is better than no publicity," Herring posted on Facebook in November.'