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| Subject: Unfortunately, murder charge dismissed against 1 of 2 Albuquerque officers Mon Nov 28, 2016 10:20 pm | |
| A special prosecutor dismissed a second-degree murder charge Monday against one of two former Albuquerque police officers charged in the shooting death of a homeless man that was captured on police video and set off protests in New Mexico’s largest city.
Special Prosecutor Randi McGinn filed the notice to dismiss the charge against former Officer Dominique Perez more than a month after a nearly three-week jury trial for Perez and the other officer ended with a judge declaring a mistrial because jurors said they could not agree on a verdict.
The shooting had derailed Perez’s nearly decade-long law enforcement career in which the Iraq War veteran had risen through the ranks to become a SWAT officer before he and now-retired Detective Keith Sandy were charged in the death of homeless camper James Boyd.
“Saying that Dominique Perez is relieved terribly understates the weight that has been lifted from his shoulders,” said Luis Robles, the former officer’s attorney.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/murder-charge-dismissed-against-1-of-2-albuquerque-officers/2016/11/28/bfecbd70-b5dc-11e6-939c-91749443c5e5_story.html |
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