The video, which was produced by Durango Community Access Television Executive Director Chris Hall and airs on DCAT's Web site, shows a man purported to be Lynch entering and leaving the Humane Society shelter with his dog, Marsha, after the shelter had closed.

Interspersed in the video are clips of La Plata County Fair's Demolition Derby.

Lynch reportedly attended the derby the day he was arrested. Also shown is a clip of this reporter interviewing Lynch at the derby for a DCAT broadcast. Playing over the video footage is the Baha Men's pop hit "Who Let the Dogs Out?"

"I think it's pretty funny and well done," said Chris Nelson, director of Animal Services at the Humane Society.

"The unfortunate part is we don't want people thinking they can break the law by being in a building without permission, and it puts our animals in danger if other people think they can do it. It did point out to us that we have to do something about a certain window," Nelson said.

Based on anecdotes, the video was popular among school district employees as well, where Lynch has been a polarizing presence since joining the school board last year, but no one contacted would agree to speak on the record about the video.

District spokeswoman Dyan Lee did say the district will not comment about Lynch's case until it has run its course through the justice system, but district officials have taken note of the video.

"An e-mail was sent to all employees saying, 'Please only use the computer and e-mail system in a professional manner and for work-related items only.' We did not promote in any way the viewing of that video," Lee said.

At Tuesday's school board meeting, Lynch's fellow board members censured him for his actions after he admitted publicly to illegally entering the shelter. But no mention of the video was made at the meeting.

Hall said he has not received any negative feedback about the video, but Durango Assistant City Manager Greg Caton expressed concern that Hall may have overstepped his authority as a DCAT employee by creating the video.

DCAT is partially funded with public money from the city's General Fund, but its facilities are open to all community members who pay membership dues.

Caton reserved any comment other than to call the situation "potentially controversial."

Also, he said the video's production was most likely an issue between the DCAT board of directors and Hall.

DCAT Board President Bliss Bruen did not return a call for comment, but Hall is confident that making the video was acceptable under DCAT's rules.

"The common misperception is that the programming is made with public money, but it's not," Hall said.

"The channel is made possible with public money and is open to anybody to use in our community, and that includes me. No funds go toward producing programming. I did the video as a community member; I made it on my own time and submitted it like anyone else with a program agreement, which are available on our Web site."

Lynch said he had not heard about or seen the DCAT video, and he said he is not interested in doing so.

Lynch will appear in court Friday morning for the formal filing of the charges against him.

"What's there to comment on?" Lynch asked. "Here I am being charged by the community, and my case hasn't even started yet. I haven't even been charged by the police - so much for fair and impartial in Durango."

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