A failed GOP candidate for New Mexico's House was arrested Monday afternoon in connection with a string of shootings targeting Democratic politicians' homes.
An unsuccessful candidate forwas arrested Monday in connection with a string of shootings targeting Democratic politicians’ homes, Albuquerque police said.
Solomon Pena, 39, is accused of"conspiring with, and paying four other men to shoot at the homes of two county commissioners and two state legislators,"Albuquerque police give a press conference, announcing the arrest of Solomon Pena.by more than 3,600 votes to incumbent Democrat Rep. Miguel P. Garcia, who garnered nearly 5,700 votes. The shootings began in early December when eight rounds were fired at the home of Bernalillo County Commissioner Adriann Barboa, police said.
Multiple shots also were fired at the home of state Sen. Linda Lopez — a lead sponsor of a 2021 bill that reversed New Mexico's ban on most abortion procedures — and in a downtown area where state Sen. Moe Maestas' office is located. Maestas, an attorney, co-sponsored a bill last year to set new criminal penalties for threatening state and local judges. It didn't pass.
Pena was arrested Monday afternoon following a SWAT standoff at an address that matched the one he provided to the New Mexico Secretary of State when running for office, the
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