Dru Nielsen Achieves Acquittal for Client in Jury Trial

Adam Bloom, a former officer with the Vail Police Department, was found not guilty of harassment Friday in a jury trial that began Thursday.

The trial wrapped up a case in which Bloom was accused of intent to harass, annoy or alarm a Vail woman at Local Joe’s bar and pizza restaurant in the early morning hours of March 25, 2023. Bloom was terminated from the Vail Police Department as a result of the incident.

The prosecution focused on the portion of the charge related to annoying the alleged victim, saying Bloom was focused on convincing the woman to come home with him, and used annoyance as a tactic to achieve that end.

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