ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A veteran who admitted to opening fire on Albuqeurque Police Department officers through his apartment door had his case dismissed on Wednesday thanks to the Community Veterans Court Program.
Jeremy Hovey’s attorney said Hovey is a decorated combat veteran. Hovey completed the Metropolitan court program, which specializes in rehabilitating veterans who may struggle with PTSD and substance abuse.
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Now, he’s a free man, and those in his hearing said he’s also a changed man. “We’ve seen a great change in Jeremy throughout the last year and a half,” said Christine Jablonsky, Deputy District Attorney for the Major Crimes Division Homicide Team in Albuquerque…