ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen is finally speaking out after a KRQE Investigation raised concerns about one of his deputies. KRQE Investigative Reporter Gabrielle Burkhart was at the Sheriff’s press conference Tuesday afternoon, where Allen condemned a recent KRQE investigation and stood by a deputy with a history of misconduct violations.
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Sheriff Allen initially refused to sit down with KRQE and address concerns being raised by defense attorneys about Deputy James Walker’s credibility. Tuesday, that changed, with the Sheriff holding a press conference, saying despite Walker’s history and self-disclosed dishonesty, Walker, in his view, is an honest deputy…