[csusbpeace] Failed GOP Candidate Arrested In String Of Shootings At New Mexico Democrats' Homes
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Failed GOP Candidate Arrested In String Of Shootings At New Mexico Democrats'
Homes
Police arrested Solomon Peña, a former Republican candidate for the state
House of Representatives, on Monday.
Jan 16, 2023
Solomon Pena, center, a Republican candidate for New Mexico House District
14, is taken into custody by Albuquerque Police officers, Monday, Jan. 16,
2023, in southwest Albuquerque, N.M. Pena was arrested in connection with a
recent series of drive-by shootings targeting Democratic lawmakers in New
Mexico. (Roberto E. Rosales/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)
Police in Albuquerque, N.M., arrested Solomon Peña, a former Republican
candidate for the state House of Representatives, on Monday in connection
with multiple shootings at local Democratic
<https://www.abqjournal.com/2565117/solomon-pena-arrested-in-shootings-targeting-new-mexico-democratic-politicians-homes.html>
politicians’ homes, authorities said.
Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina said Peña is accused of conspiring
with and paying four other men to shoot at the homes of two county
commissioners and two state legislators. He was arrested after a brief
standoff with a local SWAT team.
The department has been investigating at least six shootings, which occurred
between Dec. 4 and Jan. 5. Four of those have been linked to Peña, police
said, and two others are still under investigation.
“It is believed that he is the mastermind behind this,” Medina said at a news
conference Monday, per
<https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/losing-candidate-arrested-shootings-new-mexico-democrats-homes-rcna66027>
NBC News.
During one attack on Dec. 11, at least 12 bullets were fired at a county
commissioner’s home, the Albuquerque Journal reported. During another
shooting on Jan. 3, multiple shots were fired at state Rep. Linda Lopez’s
home, including three bullets that went through her 10-year-old daughter’s
bedroom.
Peña launched an unsuccessful <https://ballotpedia.org/Solomon_Pena> bid for
New Mexico’s 14th House district in 2022, losing by 47 percentage points to
his Democratic opponent, state Rep. Miguel Garcia. The Albuquerque Journal
notes that Peña has continued to dispute the results of the race, claiming
election fraud.
He faced criticism during his bid after Garcia filed a suit to disqualify him
from office over a 2008 conviction for stealing in a “smash and grab”
robbery. He served seven years in prison, but a judge ruled that local laws
barring convicted felons from office were unconstitutional.
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