Solomon Peña has been indicted on federal charges including election interference in connection with a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of lawmakers in Albuquerque.
of state and local lawmakers in Albuquerque, according to a grand jury indictment that was unsealed Wednesday.
U.S. Attorney Alexander Uballez highlighted that the shootings targeted the homes of two county commissioners shortly after their certification of the 2022 election. "My home was shot right through my front door, four times, out my back window, right through my living room and kitchen, right where I had been playing, only hours before, with my brand-new grandbaby," Barboa said.
Text messages in the indictment show the 40-year-old candidate bristling with outrage as Bernalillo County commissions certified the results of the midterm election and his own overwhelming defeat as a candidate for a seat in the state House of Representatives. Federal authorities say Peña hired others to conduct the shootings and carried out at least one shooting himself.
since his January arrest on charges in state district court related to the shootings. Those charges will be dismissed in deference to the federal indictment as Peña is transferred to federal custody, authorities said. John Anderson, an attorney for Jose Trujillo, declined to comment on the indictment when contacted Wednesday.
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