SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico undersheriff is accused of ordering his subordinates to draw guns on other officers who arrested his boss in May.
Prosecutors say Rio Arriba County Undersheriff Martin Trujillo ordered his deputies to a police station where other officers were gathered to execute a warrant on Sheriff James Lujan. Trujillo directed his officers to draw their weapons on the Taos and Española officers. He surrendered to New Mexico State Police on Friday and was booked into the Los Alamos County jail. He was released the same day.
His lawyer says Trujillo is innocent and is being used as a pawn in political machinations.