Solomon Pena, 39, who ultimately failed to get elected, is accused of paying people to shoot at the homes of two county members and two state lawmakers
A former Republican congressional candidate in the midterm elections in New Mexico, USA, has been arrested and accused of paying men to shoot at the homes of four Democratic politicians.
Solomon Pena, 39, who ultimately failed to get elected, is accused of paying people to shoot at the homes of two county members and two state lawmakers.
#SolomonPenawho lost the race for a House seat in the #US state, was arrested following a brief altercation with a SWAT squad at his residence in #NewMexico. https://t.co/rKQ21ygKpE
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) January 17, 2023
He is “charged with conspiracy” and “paying four other men to shoot at the homes of four Democratic politicians,” Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina tweeted.
According to CBS News, Pena has been remanded in custody after being arrested at his home in the southwest part of the city.
There were no injuries from the incidents, which took place between December 4 and January 3.
On January 3, bullets hit the home of Senator Linda Lopez, with three going through the window of her 10-year-old daughter’s room.
In this incident, the police found evidence that Pena himself “pulled the trigger of one of the weapons that was used.”
As NBC News reported, Gilbert Gallegos, a police spokesman, said Pena believed he lost the November election due to fraud.
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