ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A former Republican candidate for the New Mexico House of Representatives was arrested Monday for allegedly organizing men to shoot at the homes of Democrats in the state, police announced.
Four local Democratic officials in Albuquerque had their homes targeted by gunfire in four separate incidents from Dec. 4, 2022, to Jan. 3, the Albuquerque Police Department said in a press release.
"APD has arrested Solomon Peña for the recent shootings at local lawmakers' homes," Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina tweeted."Peña, an unsuccessful legislative candidate in the 2022 election, is accused of conspiring with, and paying four other men to shoot at the homes of 2 county commissioners and 2 state legislators."
Peña allegedly"paid the men cash and sent text messages with addresses where he wanted them to shoot at the homes," the APD said in the press release. The county commissioners and state senator said Peña"showed up uninvited at their homes in November after the election" and"provided them with documents that he said indicated fraud in the election results," the APD said.
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