ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It appears the former Albuquerque Police Department officer who dragged a disabled man out of a Target will not face a third trial. Earlier this month, a hung jury led to a second mistrial in the case against Kenneth Skeens. Now, the state has dropped all charges.
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According to a document filed on April 18, the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office said that after two juries couldn’t agree on a verdict, they believe it is in the interests of justice to dismiss the case.
In August 2022, former Albuquerque police officer Kenneth Skeens went up to Matthew McManus , who was trying to buy a bike at a self-checkout at the Target on Coors Blvd. and Irving Blvd. Skeens and two other officers, who were there for an unrelated call, confronted McManus…