Failed candidate found guilty in shooting plot against New Mexico Democrats
A failed Republican candidate was found guilty Wednesday of hiring people to shoot at the homes of local Democratic leaders after he lost an election for the New Mexico House of Representatives, according to his attorney.
A failed Republican candidate was found guilty Wednesday of hiring people to shoot at the homes of local Democratic leaders after he lost an election for the New Mexico House of Representatives, according to his attorney.
Solomon Peña, 41, was charged with multiple felonies, including three counts of solicitation to commit a crime of violence, three counts of using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and discharging the firearm, being a felon in possession of a firearm and conspiracy, according to a federal superseding indictment filed against him in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque.
A jury found him guilty on all counts Wednesday evening, according to his lead attorney, Nicholas T. Hart.
Peña faces life in prison. A sentencing date has not been set.
Federal prosecutors said that Peña, “refusing to accept his electoral defeat,” organized a “shooting spree that targeted the homes of four elected officials and their families” from Dec. 4, 2022, to Jan. 3, 2023, according to court records.
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