New Mexico officers to face second degree murder charges

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

New Mexico officers to face second degree murder charges
| June 22, 2015 | Updated: June 22, 2015 1:54pm

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Two New Mexico police officers will face second-degree murder charges in last year's shooting death of a homeless man near a tent in the mountains where he had been camping.

Special Prosecutor Randi McGinn's office said Monday it will pursue charges against Keith Sandy and Dominique Perez that could land each officer 15 years in prison. Both officers have denied wrongdoing in the case.

James Boyd's death sparked angry demonstrations around Albuquerque, with protesters calling for reforms following several police shootings.

Authorities later said Boyd was schizophrenic and hadn't received proper treatment. He was shot during a March 2014 standoff in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains.


Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/2-Albuquerque-officers-to-face-2nd-degree-murder-6341984.php

[Comrade Grumpy]

1. Oh. This is good news. That was a horrible case. n/t

[denbot]

2. To quote the shooter "Booyeah"!

Slowly but surely law enforcement's license to kill is being rolled back.

[duhneece]

3. Step by step, inch by painful, bloody inch

....we ARE becoming aware of the abuse and will NOT stand for it.