IJK Police Abuse/Info
New Mexico/Police
Names
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LIST IJK: Click on names below for summaries below this list.
Ielacqual Paul, Albuquerque Jasler Natalie, Albuquerque Jenkins Ken, Las Vegas Johnson Tim, State-Wide/NMSP Chief/Center in Santa Fe
Jones Aaron, Albuquerque Julian Aaron, Rio Rancho Kassetas Pete, Santa Fe Katz Marshall, Albuquerque Keeling Christopher, Albuquerque
Keith Sandy, Albuquerque
Kelley Leah, Albuquerque Killinger Bryan, Albuquerque
IJK SECTION, Tables and Related Information
Table IJK
Table all New Mexico Police Names on this website: https://policefactor.com/NMPolNames.html
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See also Victim Incidents/Cases Police - Blue Lives Matter Locations by City and Names A to Z Indexes
SUMMARIES I-J-K: BRIEF EXCERPTS/SOURCES NEW MEXICO POLICE
Ielacqual Paul Albuquerque/Conchas Lake, APD-Aviation Officer from 2001-2009;Corrections- Bernalillo County Jail &
Conchas Lake since 1996, INFO-behavioral health issues in policing: provided input on how officers cope as an ex-APD
officer in connection with investigating behavioral health issues involving police shootings, etc. -, Public Health NM-
2015/03/10
Articles
Public Health New Mexico
2015/03/10 Ex-APD Officer On How Police Cope
KUNM's Public Health New Mexico reporting project has been investigating Albuquerque Police
Department shooting deaths with an eye on behavioral health issues.
http //publichealthnm org/tag/paul-ielacqua/
Excerpt:
IELACQUA: It seems like when you put that uniform on, you don’t have a friend in the world. And it’s
really hard, and it’s unfortunate, too, because a lot of times your only friends—or you feel like—the
only person that you can trust is the person wearing the uniform next to you.
KUNM: Do you think it’s true that police officers in general do a lot of interacting with mentally ill
folks?
IELACQUA: Every day. Every day, and in fact I would say that the huge majority of the calls is either
alcohol, substance abuse or somebody that is ill—or what is known as dual-diagnosis folks. Officers do
have to deal with that on a daily basis.
KUNM: Do you have any particular stories that kind of stand out from your time that you can relay?
IELACQUA: Yeah, I do actually have quite a few stories, but a couple that stick out in my mind. I was a
rookie, and I was riding with a veteran officer. It was a 10-40, a mental patient call. We show up—an
old trailer park in the Southeast—and it was an elderly couple in their late 80s. They were with their
mentally ill son, who was unclean, unbathed, and you could tell he’d probably been off his meds for a
while. And I’ll never forget the fear in their eyes.
I also remember the officer I was with. He’s retired now. There was a big knife, like a meat-cutting
knife, laying on the floor next to this guy’s feet. And I can remember the veteran officer, the friend of
mine, just very patient and talking in a very low voice. And I asked him later, I said, well, “Why were
you talking so softly to the guy?” And he says well, he goes, “If you think about it, the lower I talk, the
more he’s got to pay attention to me. So he is focusing all his attention onto my voice.”
And so later on in my career, I actually tried that. And I would be where somebody was talking, maybe
not shouting but very agitated, and I would bring my voice down, and I would start talking lower, and
it would bring them lower. And it actually works.
KUNM: What is it like dealing with someone who’s in an extreme moment of crisis, whether because
of drugs or because of mental illness or both?
IELACQUA: It can be tough, and it also can be rewarding. I always remember an instructor saying: Life
before property. And the biggest thing is trying to protect life. And that includes, not only your own
life, but the person that’s in crisis, but everybody else’s that’s around you. And sometimes, depending
on where you’re at and what the situation is, it can be very demanding. It can be a very tough thing,
because you have to make quick decisions on your feet right then and there, which can be life-taking
or life-threatening, and you have a lot to worry about. Every situation’s different, every person’s
different, and sometimes you have no idea what you’re about to encounter.
http //publichealthnm org/tag/paul-ielacqua/
Jasler Natalie Albuquerque, APD/Officer?, Older Material (1980s) in Kait Arquette/Real Crimes; Jasler apparently hit a
woman trying to view a family member's deceased body and then arrested the same person suggesting aggravated assault on a
police officer, -, Kaitarquette-overview
Articles
http //kaitarquette arquettes com/corruption%20overview htm
Jenkins Ken Las Vegas, LVPD/Deputy Chief at time of lawsuit against city, Alleged racial discrimination by Mayor
Tonita Gurule-Giron because Jenkins is black, Victim is Deputy Chief Ken Jenkins, KRQE-2019/07/22; Case 2019 Jenkins v.
City of Las Vegas
Cases
2019/07/18-Filed Jenkins v. City of Las Vegas et al, No. 1:19-cv-00656, D.N.M.
Articles
KRQE
2019/07/22 Former Las Vegas PD Deputy Chief files suit against the city. By Rebecca Atkins
https //www krqe com/news/new-mexico/former-las-vegas-pd-deputy-chief-files-suit-against-the-city/
Mayor Tonita Gurule-Giron is under investigation.…But now, in a new lawsuit, former Las Vegas Police Deputy Chief
Kenneth Jenkins is coming forward with more allegations…Hired with the department in 1999, Jenkins served as the
deputy chief for two years until he became a whistleblower against Mayor Gurule-Giron. “He was constantly
complaining about her mismanagement of her office to the detriment of the citizens of Las Vegas,” said
Bennett.When Jenkins spoke up, his attorney says everything went downhill. “He was not promoted to the chief of
police as he was the most qualified candidate,” he said.
Bennett said not only was his client passed up for promotions, “This doesn’t appear in the original complaint, but
the mayor is actually quoted as saying, ‘I’m gonna get rid of the negro,'” Bennett said.
The retaliation and alleged racist remarks made to higher-ups didn’t stop, and it got so bad that Jenkins couldn’t
take it. “It’s caused
https //www krqe com/news/new-mexico/former-las-vegas-pd-deputy-chief-files-suit-against-the-city
Johnson Tim State-Wide centered in Santa Fe, NMSP/Chief-started in 2019; prev DPS, On getting started as new police chief,
asked for updated technology, -, LA Daily Post-2020/02/05; Snta Fe NM-2019/11/02
Articles
LA Daily Post
2020/02/05 Senate confirms Tim Johnson New Mexico State Police. By Carol A. Clark.
https //ladailypost com/senate-confirms-tim-johnson-new-mexico-state-police-chief/
Excerpt: SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday issued the following statement after the New
Mexico Senate unanimously confirmed Tim Johnson as chief of the New Mexico State Police: “Chief Johnson has
been a steady and stabilizing force at the Department of Public Safety. I am glad to see senators endorse him and
by extension his officers and the work they do every single day to keep New Mexico communities and roadways
safe. Chief Johnson is a leader of high character and integrity and I look forward to his continued good work.” The
governor’s executive recommendation called for 60 additional State Police officers, a push for enhanced personnel
the administration looks forward to ensuring is accommodated in the FY2021 budget. Among other criminal justice
reform and public safety initiatives the governor has endorsed, House Bill 184 provides special funding to support
state police officers in communities around the state and enhanced funding from the Law Enforcement Protection
Fund to support local public safety agencies, as well.
https //ladailypost com/senate-confirms-tim-johnson-new-mexico-state-police-chief/
Santa Fe New Mexican
2019/11/02 New Mexico State Police chief clearing controversies
https //www santafenewmexican com/news/local_news/new-mexico-state-police-chief-clearing-
controversies/article_05f5917b-057b-5924-98c2-a80fe0e317f9 html
Excerpt: Tim Johnson, the new chief of a far-flung operation that has outposts from Clayton to Lordsburg and Hobbs
to Farmington, is no different. Asked about reports of division within the department under his predecessor — the
kind that spurred lawsuits alleging sexual harassment, gender discrimination and retaliation — and he falls back on
the math. “Four or five people in an organization of 1,300,” he said, “doesn’t make an organization divided, in my
opinion.” In his 19th year with the state police, Johnson has built a career that spans the gamut (patrolman,
instructor, criminal investigator, public information officer) in a department where there’s always a new assignment
and a long road to travel. Knowing that, Johnson said he’s determined to get his department ready for the next
decade rather than worry about the one about to end. Appointed earlier this year by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham,
Johnson said the department needs a variety of technological upgrades — and a new way of thinking about policing
— as it exits from the controversies endured under his predecessor, Pete Kassetas. Kassetas’ rocky tenure was
marked by out-of-court legal settlements that cost taxpayers nearly $2 million. Asked in a recent interview about
the most important issues facing state police, Johnson said it wasn’t morale or the lingering effects of the
controversies from the past few years. Instead, he said, his department is “15, 20 years behind, technology wise”
compared to other law enforcement agencies around the country.
https //www santafenewmexican com/news/local_news/new-mexico-state-police-chief-clearing-
controversies/article_05f5917b-057b-5924-98c2-a80fe0e317f9 html
Jones Aaron T. Valencia County/Los Lunas/Lea County/Hobbs/Los Angeles, Valencia County Sheriff's Office;Lea County Sheriffs
Office/Homicide Detective/Albuquerque-Security Agency CEO; INFO: Investigating officer of Chavez Jones case; extensive security
background, -, Inquisitr-2016/11/2; LinkedIn; Cases 2015/07/15-Levi Chavez v. Aaron Jones
Cases
2015/07/15-Levi Chavez v. Aaron Jones
Case 1:15-cv-00619-KBM-KK
Info: Aaron Jones believes Levi Chavez killed his wife Tera Chavez.
Articles
Linked In
page shows a long policing background including protecting high end figures; includes a resume style summary
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-t-jones-993a4823
Aaron T. Jones
President & CEO at International Protective Service, Inc. (IPS)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Inquisitr
2016/11/12 Tera Chavez, Levi Chavez: ‘Dateline’ NBC—Dead Wife Dealt With Cop’s Seedy Sex Life With Multiple
Mistresses Disguised As Friends. Traciy Reyes
https://www.inquisitr.com/3708517/tera-chavez-levi-chavez-dateline-nbc-dead-wife-dealt-with-cops-seedy-sex-life-
with-multiple-mistresses-disguised-as-friends/
Tera Chavez allegedly dealt with a lot in her marriage to Levi Chavez, the ex-cop who was acquitted in the death of
his wife. The Albuquerque, New Mexico, mom’s death was said to be a suicide. But one cop, Aaron Jones, always
believed that Tera Andrea Chavez’ death was murder. More than that, he believed that her husband, Levi, did it.
Read more: https://www.inquisitr.com/3708517/tera-chavez-levi-chavez-dateline-nbc-dead-wife-dealt-with-cops-
seedy-sex-life-with-multiple-mistresses-disguised-as-friends/#ixzz6Is9t3KcC
Julian Aaron Rio Rancho, DPS/Officer, Child/Felony Drop (also wife child felony): Older Material 2002: on Kait Arquette/Real
Crimes-was indicted for five felony counts of child abuse. The DA failed to send a Grand Jury target letter so all charges were
dropped, Victim possibly a child although charges were dropped due to processual error, Kaitarquette-overview
Articles
Kait Arquette
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Kassetas Pete State-wide centered in Santa Fe, NMSP/State Police Chief-Retired late 2018, Settlement reached in
2019/02; Settlement amount 3 former officers $900k; Two Lawsuits Against Kassetas near the end of his tenure, Jessica
Turner-former officer; Former Lt. Julia Armendariz/former Sgt. Monica Martinez-Jones and former Deputy Chief Ryan
Suggs, KOB-2018/06/16; KRQE-2019/02/26 & 2018/06/15; Las Cruces Sun-2018/06/14; Snta Fe NM-2018/09/26 & 2018/09/13;
US News-2018/06/14; Deming Headlight-2019/01/04; Taos News-2019/08/29; Albuq Jrnl-2019/02/27; AP News-2019/05/25
Articles
Albuquq. Jrnl
2019/02/27 Lawsuit settled against NMSP chief Department of Public Safety. By Elise Kaplan
https //www abqjournal com/1286041/lawsuit-settled-against-nmsp-chief-department-of-public-safety html
AP News
2019/05/25 Officers who settled with state want out of confidentiality agreement. By Steve Terrell
https //apnews com/fd155e28cdcf432d9412ad92f23c2b30
Deming Headlight
2019/01/04 New Mexico State Police Chief retires
https //www demingheadlight com/story/news/2019/01/04/new-mexico-state-police-chief-pete-kassetas-
retires-force/2472752002/
KOB
2018/06/16 Governor responds to misconduct allegations against NMSP chief. By Marian Camacho
https //www kob com/new-mexico-news/state-police-chief-pete-kassetas-misconduct-lawsuit/4949542/
KRQE
2019/02/26 Settlement reached in lawsuit against former NMSP Chief
https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/settlement-reached-in-lawsuit-against-former-nmsp-
chief/1812212941/
2018/06/15 Questions raised about former Deputy Chief who's suing State Police
(https://www.krqe.com/news/investigations/questions-raised-about-former-deputy-chief-who-s-suing-state-
police/1242204595
Las Cruces Sun
2018/06/14 Lawsuit accuses NM Police Chief Lewd Conduct
https //www lcsun-news com/story/news/local/new-mexico/2018/06/14/lawsuit-accuses-new-mexico-police-
chief-lewd-conduct/703948002/
Santa Fe New Mexico
2018/09/26--Judge unseals suit abainst New Mexico State Police. By Sami Edge
2018/09/26--http //www santafenewmexican com/news/local_news/judge-unseals-suit-against-new-mexico-
state-police-chief/article_e3900c94-50e1-5bfa-9092-c03977b68174 html
2018/09/13--Second suit brought against New Mexico State Police Chief. By Phaedra Haywood.
2018/09/13--http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/second-suit-brought-against-new-
mexico-state-police-chief/article_e560a5cf-236d-5108-b87a-6d46895dac01.html
Excerpt: New Mexico State Police Chief Pete Kassetas — recently accused in a lawsuit of sexual harassment
and other misconduct — has been named a defendant in a new suit, this one filed by a former state police
officer who is engaged to a plaintiff in the first case. The latest lawsuit, filed Wednesday in the state District
Court in Santa Fe by former state police Officer Jessica Turner, was filed under seal, so the specific
allegations she is leveling against Kassetas are unclear. But online records show Turner is accusing
Kassetas of violating three state laws: the Human Rights Act, the Whistleblower Protection Act and the
Fraud Against Taxpayers Act.
2018/09/13--http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/second-suit-brought-against-new-
mexico-state-police-chief/article_e560a5cf-236d-5108-b87a-6d46895dac01.html
2017/12/10 State Police Chief make misconduct cases more accessible to public
2017/12/10--http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/state-police-chief-make-misconduct-
cases-more-accessible-to-public/article_c90ef59d-8408-5ef9-aa11-f256a78d638a.html
Taos News
2019/08/29 Police: Three former state police officials got settlement of $900K; Former Chief Kassetas
continues to deny harassment occurred. By Jens Erik Gould.
https //www taosnews com/stories/policethree-former-state-police-officials-got-settlement-of-900k,59165
Former Lt. Julia Armendariz, former Sgt. Monica Martinez-Jones and former Deputy Chief Ryan Suggs
US News
2018/06/14 Suit accuses New Mexico Police Chief of lewd conduct. By Mary Hudetz.
https //www usnews com/news/best-states/new-mexico/articles/2018-06-14/lawsuit-accuses-new-mexico-
police-chief-of-lewd-conduct
Katz Marshall Albuquerque, Aviation Police/Chief (2016), Drug/Confiscation/Confiscated drug tagging Issue; sending
people off-site; 2016-suspension/2017-suspension removed; high cost 4 months paid leave,-, NM Political Report-
2016/04/01; KRQE-2017/04/12 & 2016/09/08 & 2016/03/31; Albuq Jrnl-2016/10/17; ABQ Free Press - Facebook-2015/11/25
Articles
Albuq Jrnl-
2016/10/17 Aviation boss gets 130k before he goes. By Dan McKay
https //www abqjournal com/868535/aviation-boss-gets-130k-before-he-goes html
New Mexico Political Report
2016/04/01 ABQs top aviation cop placed on leave
Excerpt from NM Political Report-2016-04-01: ABQ’s top aviation cop placed on leave. The move came after
Katz initiated an investigation into a situation where an aviation police officer didn’t properly tag
evidence—confiscated marijuana and illegal narcotics—that was taken from a passenger at a TSA security
checkpoint at the Albuquerque International Sunport on March 11, a Friday, D’Amato said. Apparently, the
officer didn’t have time to take the evidence to APD’s main evidence storage facility, which is standard
procedure, nor to a police substation, where it could have been electronically tagged and stored, D’Amato
said. Instead, the officer stored the drugs in his/her police locker at the airport overnight.
2016/04/01--http //nmpoliticalreport com/37956/abqs-top-aviation-cop-placed-on-leave/
KRQE
2017/04/12-- Former Sunport Aviation Police chief wins fight over suspension
https //www krqe com/news/former-sunport-aviation-police-chief-wins-fight-over-
suspension_20180104024159160/900165282
2016/09/08 APD to take over Sunport Police oversight; chief & others under investigation. By Chris McKee
2016/09/08--http //krqe com//albuquerque-police-take-control-of-sunport-aviation-police/
2016/03/31 Sunport police chief deputy chief on paid leave under criminal investigation
2016/03/31--https //www krqe com/news/sunport-police-chief-deputy-chief-on-paid-leave-under-criminal-
investigation/1019879691
ABQ Free Press - Facebook
2015/11/25 Albuquerque Aviation Police Department Chief Marshall Katz was suspended, in part, because he
sent aviation officers off the airport’s premises to handle calls that Albuquerque police officers couldn’t, or
didn’t have time to, a source told ABQ Free Press Monday.
https://www.facebook.com/ABQFreePress/posts/albuquerque-aviation-police-department-chief-marshall-
katz-was-suspended-in-part/552731391548703/
Keeling, Christopher Albuquerque, police officer, 2020-dog bite lawsuit July 4th even dog bit woman
Articles
Alb. Jrnl
https //www abqjournal com/689646/ten-officers-who-fired-at-driver-in-may-identified html
https //www abqjournal com/1516036/lawsuit-apd-k9-attacked-freedom-fourth-attendee html
News Radio
https //www newsradiokkob com/2020/11/09/woman-sues-over-police-dog-bit/
There is a Keeling Sr in Santa Fe; he is African American; not sure at this point if they are related, but he was in
police
Newsbreak albuquerque journal
2020/01 New RR Church focuses on unity in worship service
https //www newsbreak com/new-mexico/rio-rancho/news/1488578844100/new-rr-church-focuses-on-unity-
in-worship-service
Keith Sandy Albuquerque, APD/Detective-Retired, Mistrial declared in shooting case involving Sandy Keith. Alleged
shooting victim James Boyd-the homeless man who was camping illegally and who gained national news coverage. See
also fellow officer Perez, Victim James Boyd, NBC-2016/11; Snta Fe NM-2016/09/26
Articles
NBC News
2016/11: Mistrial declared New Mexico police shooting case.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mistrial-declared-new-mexico-police-shooting-case-
n664826
Santa Fe New Mexican
2016/09/26: Court hears cop say he was going to shoot homeless
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/court-hears-cop-say-he-was-going-to-shoot-
homeless/article_d6b04ab5-ba37-5486-b082-a959ef3d8405.html
Kelley Leah Albuquerque, APD/Officer, 2010-Officer Kelley shot Barr, Victim Chandler Barr not fatally shot by Officer
Kelley, Albuq Jrnl-2014/10/31
Articles
Albuquerque Journal
2014/10/31 Officer who shot mentally ill man gives testimony. By Scott Sandlin.
https //www abqjournal com/488862/officer-testifies-in-excessive-force-case html
Killinger Bryan Albuquerque, APD/Officer, (05/15/2003 )Lawsuit against him 2003, Victim Jackie Shane, Real Crimes-
2003/05/15
Case(s)
Case Mine
2003/07/02-case-filed--https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/591478f9add7b049343efa24
Articles
Real Crimes
2003/05/15 From Real Crimes: 5/15/03: APD Officer Bryan Killinger was fined $15,000 for unlawful detention
and excessive force against a bicyclist, Jackie Shane. Killinger did a U-turn in front of Shane, almost causing
an accident. When she called out to him to use a turn signal, he grabbed her by the head and pulled her off
her bike, throwing it to the ground and stomping on the rear wheel. He then hit her, handcuffed her, and
threatened to file false charges against her
http //www realcrimes com/Corruption_Overview htm
Updates: 2020/12/01 Keeling, Christopher added; 2020/04/06 Julian, Kassetas, Katz, Kelley - material added; an error in Jasler’s section was corrected by moving the court case material
to the correct name section (Jenkins) 2020/04/06 Ielacqual added more info from Public Health Article as general service to police officers and others; 2020/03/18 technical editing;
2019/0/24 Ken Jenkins added to list; 2019/07/10 Sandy Keith added to list; he might have been here before and accidentally deleted at some point. 2019/06/09 Tim Johnson added as
NMSP police chief; 2019/06/0 Aaron Jones added; 2019/04/28 Kassetas Pete/added articles about discrimination lawsuit against him
Updates:2020/02/29 Table view page created;