Raymond Davis released on $10,000 bail

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CASTLE ROCK: A CIA contractor caused a vertebrae fracture and other injuries to a man during a fight over a parking space in Colorado months after the contractor was involved in a fatal shootout in Pakistan, according to court documents released Tuesday.

Raymond Davis, 37, of Highlands Ranch is charged with felony second-degree assault and misdemeanor disorderly conduct after an altercation outside a bagel shop Saturday. Davis hasn't entered a plea.

An arrest warrant affidavit identified the victim as Jeffrey Maes and said he also suffered head injuries, abrasions and contusions.

Maes attended a court hearing Tuesday and had a large U-shape wound on his forehead. He left the courtroom with an armed deputy by his side who told reporters Maes did not wish to comment.

Senior Deputy District Attorney Rich Orman mentioned the shooting while asking County Judge Susanna Meissner-Cutler to forbid Davis from carrying a firearm while free on bail.
Orman said he wanted to avoid another situation where there could be "potential lack of judgment."

Davis spoke once in a quiet voice, about a weapon: "I'm not carrying, your honor. I'm an instructor."

Judge agreed to allow Davis to use firearms only at his work in the Washington, D.C., area. She released Davis on $10,000 bail and said he could travel out of state for his work. She also ordered him to stay away from Maes and his family.

The arrest affidavits said a witness to the fight told investigators that a white Ford "swarmed" into a parking spot that Davis had been waiting for. The witness said Davis walked over and calmly told Maes, "'I was waiting for that spot, it was not right of you to take it.'"

Maes replied, according to the witness: "'I have a family and I'm not going to look for a spot all day.'"

Maes and his wife, Jacqueline, who was in their vehicle with their two children, dispute that version, saying Davis aggressively got out of his car and approached them while shouting and cursing. Maes got out of his vehicle and got into an argument with Davis, with Maes telling Davis to "quit being stupid," the document states.

Jacqueline Maes said Davis hit her husband in the face when he turned away to reach for something in the car.

Jacqueline Maes and another witnesses said Davis knocked Maes to the ground. Maes told investigators he may have been knocked out but wasn't sure.

Maes got up and Davis swung at him again, saying "'It's over,'" according to Jacqueline Maes.

The two men wrestled and fought until two bystanders broke up the fight.