New Mexico Senator Richard Martinez refuses to submit to a breath test requested by Española Police Officer Dustin Chavez on June 28 after Martinez allegedly rear-ended another car at the intersection of Paseo de Oñate and Fairview Lane.
Lapel camera footage obtained through the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act shows a 15-year-old special education student at Española Valley High School being tased by Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeremy Barnes on May 10, for allegedly failing to comply with a search.
Former Española police Chief Louis Carlos and Officer Cory Atencio arrest Española resident Cody Lee on March 6, 2019 for an outstanding warrant.
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