District Attorney Craig Westberg died Wednesday evening in
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Nancy Hoyt, the spokeswoman for the family, said Westberg died about 11 p.m. with his family and his dog at his side.
Westberg, the chief prosecutor for Archuleta,
District Attorney-elect Todd Risberg was sworn in Monday as deputy District Attorney, and was scheduled to be sworn in as the new DA on Jan. 13.
Assistant District Attorney Kim Kitchen is the acting District Attorney.
No funeral arrangements have been made at this time.