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During a hearing on December 18, regarding the cov­er-up of Sergeant Pete Elliott’s violation of the court’s gag order (see story by clicking on link here), Elected District Attorney Jeff Lind­sey did something so unprecedented that it briefly caught everyone in the courtroom off guard; he took the stand as a witness placing himself under oath in an attempt to defend his actions in the cover-up. Lindsey took the stand after Tribune publisher Jordan Hedberg had testified about his investigation into the actions of Sergeant Elliott in May of 2025. Hedberg’s testimony summarized that he had emailed District Attorney Jeff Lind­sey and Custer County Sheriff Rich Smith about Sergeant Elliott using Facebook accounts to libel a key witness in the Hanme Clark triple murder trial…