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DA to pursue murder charges against officers in Boyd shooting
The Bernalillo County district attorney will pursue murder charges against the two Albuquerque police officers who fatally shot homeless camper James Boyd in the foothills last March.
District Attorney Kari Brandenburg filed documents in district court Monday seeking to charge officers Keith Sandy and Dominique Perez with an open count of murder. The documents will result in a preliminary hearing for both Sandy and Perez. Continue reading
Sources: APD officer shot by own lieutenant during undercover operation
ALBUQUERQUE — An undercover Albuquerque police narcotics detective was shot by another officer near Central Avenue SE and Tramway Boulevard around 11:40 a.m. Friday. APD Chief Gorden Eden said the officer was shot by another officer during an undercover narcotics operation. Both officers involved were plainclothes officers, according to Eden.
KOB has learned from multiple sources that the officer who fired the shots was actually the lieutenant of the officer who was shot.
The officer who was shot is currently in critical condition at the University of New Mexico Hospital. Sources say he went into surgery after 2 p.m., but was out by 7 p.m. APD said he was stable after surgery, but still in “extremely critical” condition. Continue reading
Navajo Board of Elections in contempt of court; Nov. 4 elections to go forward except presidential election; Deschene likely off ballot
ALBUQUERQUE — Two members of the Navajo Nation Supreme Court – Chief Justice Herb Yazzie and Associate Justice Eleanor Shirley – ruled Friday in Chinle, Arizona that the Navajo Election Board of Supervisors were in contempt of court for not adhering to its demands to postpone the Nov. 4 election and remove Chris Deschene from the ballot.
At the adherence of Executive Director of the Navajo Election Administration Edison Wauneka, who was not held in contempt, the court determined that the Nov. 4 elections will go forth as planned except the presidential election, which will be held in a special election at a later date. Continue reading
Navajo Election Board Commissioner: ‘We’ll go to jail’ before removing Deschene’s name from ballot
ALBUQUERQUE — The Navajo Nation Election Board Commissioner, Wallace Charley, told KOB Tuesday that the board will go to jail before it removes Chris Deschene from the presidential ballot for the upcoming election.
Charley said the board members will act in opposition to the Navajo Supreme Court’s ruling to remove Deschene from the ballot last Friday, as well as Navajo President Ben Shelley’s Tuesday veto of the resolution that would have removed the language fluency requirement for multiple government positions, including the president. Continue reading
Navajo Nation’s high court orders Deschene off ballot
A candidate for president of the Navajo Nation lost another round in a language fluency dispute Wednesday, all but ending his bid for office.
The Navajo Nation Supreme Court upheld a ruling from a lower court that said Chris Deschene was not qualified to seek the tribe’s top elected post after he declined to demonstrate whether he is fluent in Navajo. Continue reading
Navajo elections board: Deschene will be on ballot; elections will go forth as planned
The Navajo Nation election will go forth as planned and Chris Deschene will be on the ballot, despite objections to his candidacy, according to Edison Wauneka, the Executive Director of the Navajo Election Administration.
Deschene will run against Joe Shirley, Jr. in the election, which is scheduled to be held Nov. 4.
Wauneka said there had been no court order to remove Deschene from the ballot, and the Navajo Elections Board of Supervisors voted 7-1 Monday to proceed with the ballot as planned. Continue reading