Failed New Mexico House candidate sentenced to 80 Years

A U.S. District Judge handed down the sentence to Solomon Peña, 41, during an 11 a.m. hearing in federal court in Albuquerque. The sentence includes three years of supervised release after prison.

The attacks between December 2022 and January 2023 targeted the homes of Bernalillo County Commissioner Adriann Barboa, state House Speaker Javier Martinez, former Bernalillo County Commissioner Debbie O’Malley, and state Sen. Linda Lopez. No one was injured in the shootings, but three bullets passed through the bedroom of Lopez’s 10-year-old daughter while she slept.

Barboa released a statement after the sentencing…

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