A2 Police Abuse/Info
New Mexico/Police Names
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Quick Table of New Mexico Police Names: 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
LIST A2: Click on names below for summaries below this list
Arredondo, David Deming, HCSO, Deputy. Illegal search/probe. Victim Eckert
Artis, Jeremy Hobbs. Hobbs PD. Officer. One of three who filed lawsuit against Hobbs PD over racial discrimination
and retaliation in 2017. See Ellis, Robinson
Atencio, Cory Espanola. Espanola PD. Officer. Lewd, behind the scenes language and racial slurs shows cynicism. (See
Anthony Armijo and Jason Gallegos). $4292 cost of contract for internal affairs investigation spat between Atencio and
Anthony Armijo.
Avila, Greg Albuquerque, Undercover officer, unruly/intox, Deceased 2015/08/24
SUMMARIES A2: BRIEF EXCERPTS/SOURCES NEW MEXICO POLICE
Arredondo, David (2013) Deming, Deputy, HCSO, Search Illegal Probe Victim Eckert Deming. Hidalgo County
Sheriffs Office Deputy David Arredondo In connection with David Eckert case. Case decided 2016.
Watch for Antics Strange contexts around the probing issues in general, ACLU often if not always involved in these
lawsuits
Case(s)
Caselaw
2016/09/14--Decided. No. 15-2204 10th Circuit Court of Appeals
David Eckert, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Deputy District Attorney Daniel Dougherty, Defendant-Appellee,
City of Deming; Bobby Orosco; Robert Chavez; Officer Hernandez; Hidalgo County; Hildalgo County
Sheriff Officers David Arredondo, Robert Rodriguez, Patrick Green; Gila Regional Medical Center; Robert
Wilcox, M.D.; Okay Odocha, M.D., Defendants.
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-10th-circuit/1748339.html
Articles
Huffington Post
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/05/david-eckert-enema-colonoscopy-drugs-traffic-
stop_n_4218320.html
Artis, Jeremy Hobbs. Hobbs PD. Officer one of three who filed lawsuit against Hobbs PD over racial discrimination and
retaliation in 2017.
Case(s)
2017/10/05 Case Ellis et al v. Hobbs Police Department et al 2:2017cv01011 ...
https://dockets.justia.com/docket/new-mexico/nmdce/2:2017cv01011/373633
Brandon Ellis, Jeremy Artis and Vasshawn Robinson Defendant: Hobbs Police Department, Jason Herrera,
Chad Wright, Shane Blevins, Jeremy Kirk, Matthew Burleson, Jimmy Grimes, Christopher McCall and J.J.
Murphy
Articles
Hobbs News
2017/10/11 Hobbs News Ex Officers file lawsuit
https://www.hobbsnews.com/2017/10/11/ex-officers-file-lawsuit-hpd/
Excerpt: A federal lawsuit filed last week by three former Hobbs Police Department officers alleges
racial discrimination and retaliation within the agency and that they were encouraged to target
people of color to make quotas.
The 21-page lawsuit, filed Oct. 5 in Albuquerque, on behalf of African-American officers Brandon Ellis
and Vasshawn Robinson, as well as Caucasian officer Jeremy Artis, seeks actual and special damages,
along with punitive damages against a number of defendants from the City of Hobbs and Hobbs
Police Department based on violations of the New Mexico Whistle Blower Protection Act, Equal
Protection Clause and First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
“During the time HPD employed the plaintiffs, each plaintiff police officer witnessed and endured
racial discrimination and attempted to report it,” the lawsuit states. “Each plaintiff endured
subsequent retaliatory actions for reporting racial discrimination and for associating with one
another.” It further alleges those actions led the officers to seek employment elsewhere, but
individuals with Hobbs police “ensured” they wouldn’t be hired. All three plaintiffs are currently
employed with the Lea County Sheriff’s Office where they earn $6 less an hour, according to
Albuquerque civil rights attorney Shannon
Atencio, Cory Espanola. Espanola PD. Officer. Lewd, behind the scenes language and racial slurs shows cynicism. (See
Anthony Armijo and Jason Gallegos). $4292 cost of contract for internal affairs investigation spat between Atencio and
Anthony Armijo.
Articles
Rio Grande Sun
(2017/02/20) Woman hit by officer sues city, police department. By Jennifer Garcia.
02/20/2017--http://www.riograndesun.com/news/woman-hit-by-officer-sues-city-police-
department/article_794a7aae-f783-11e6-9caa-9f84a71bad92.html
Excerpt: However, the contract for the internal affairs investigation into the spat between officers Cory
Atencio and Anthony Armijo cost $4,292, including Gross Receipts Tax and expenses.
02/20/2017--http://www.riograndesun.com/news/woman-hit-by-officer-sues-city-police-
department/article_794a7aae-f783-11e6-9caa-9f84a71bad92.html
2018/03/01 Officer Rehired [Jason Gallegos] despite colleagues protestations-letter. Wheeler
Cowperthwaite
http://www.riograndesun.com/news/officer-rehired-despite-colleagues-protestations-
letter/article_b897fc56-1d7d-11e8-933c-e3a9fc1a38a6.html
Excerpt: After the shift briefing, everyone left the room, except for Gallegos and Officers Anthony Armijo
and Cory Atencio. Atencio then begins to read a text message from an unknown woman about going to a
party with a football player from the University of New Mexico. “Officer Atencio shouts vulgar slurs
while Sgt. Gallegos simulates a sexual act,” Romero wrote. According to the video, Atencio discusses
how she is going to be “all over those (racial expletive).”
http://www.riograndesun.com/news/officer-rehired-despite-colleagues-protestations-
letter/article_b897fc56-1d7d-11e8-933c-e3a9fc1a38a6.html
Avila, Greg (1981) Albuquerque, Officer Under Cover, APD, Older material - See Real Crimes. Intoxicated, Unruly.
Deceased 08/24/2015 Was in connection with other officer Hearn, suspect Frank Minott and others, attacking women,
cat, high alcohol level.
Articles
Real Crimes
http://kaitarquette.arquettes.com/corruption%20overview.htm
http://www.realcrimes.com/Corruption_Overview.htm
Excerpt from Real Crimes. Also seen on Kait Arquette: 9/81: APD undercover officers, John Hearn and Greg
Avila, were working a suspected vehicle theft ring when they got into a shootout with one of the suspects,
Frank Minott. Minott testified that he shot at Officer Avila in self-defense after Avila fired at him. Officer
Avila’s blood alcohol level was three times higher than the legal requirement for intoxication. A female
witness testified that Avila tried to force his way into her bedroom, tried to grope another girl present, and
tried to stab a cat with a pitchfork, saying he “was hungry.” Minott testified that he told Avila to stop
hurting the women and Avila said, “What are you going to do about it?”, Minott pushed Avila away, and
Avila pulled a knife. Then Hearn got involved, and Minott said he feared that Hearn would hold him down
while Avila cut him, so he ran to the house and Avila fired a gun at him. Minott got to a gun and fired back
at Avila, wounding him twice. Minott was found guilty of assault with intent to commit a violent felony.
Chief Whitey Hansen told the press (in regard to the actions of the two officers), “When you’re in Rome, you
do as the Romans do.” He said there are no guidelines or rules for undercover officers,
http://kaitarquette.arquettes.com/corruption%20overview.htm
http://www.realcrimes.com/Corruption_Overview.htm
Newspapers - Santa Fe New Mexican
Excerpt from Newspapers - Santa Fe New Mexican, 03/26/1981: An " Albuquerque undercover policeman
was shot Wednesday evening in the Torrance County community of Mclntosh and police have launched an
extensive manhunt for one man. Greg Avila was shot twice while on duty in Mclntosh. He was transported
to St. Joseph's Hospital in Albuquerque where he was listed in serious but guarded condition Wednesday
night. Police have declined to release details of the shooting incident, other than to say he was working
with other officers from the department's investigation unit at the time he was shot. Gregory was a Naval
Combat Corpsman in Vietnam and served with the United States Marine Corps 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines at
Quang Tri. After Vietnam, he came home to Albuquerque, New Mexico and joined the Albuquerque Police
Department. While serving with APD, Gregory was shot twice in the line of duty, taking a total of six bullets
â€" four in 1976 and two more in 1981.
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/211832985/
See also
http://www.highlandhs1965.com/class_profile.cfm?member_id=5011022
Updates: 2019/06/03 Page started Arredondo to Avila. Aguilar Brent KRQE-2019/05/28. Adair Aaron 2010/12/21. LA 2019/06/02 Atencio Cory Espanola added notes to brief excerpt.
2019/05/05 Atencio Cory added article Rio Grande 2018/03/01; 2019/05/03 Armijo Ernest NY Daily News article added, Atencio Cory added; Armijo Anthony Rio Grande Sun
(2017/02/09), Anders Billy El Paso Inc-2009/03/09, Albq Jrnl-(2010/10/15); 2019/05/02 Aguirre Michael material added including Silver City Daily Press (2018) showing ten years
sentence; Aguilar Brent material added including ABC 7 Amarillo-2019/04/12, KRQE -2018/10/11; 2019/04/25 editing and more on Ackerman (Face Book Blue Warrior) and Adair.
2018/12/08 edited layout aand title area; 2018/09/16 Capehart, Daniel NMSP added/Albq Jrnl, Justice.gov, etc; 2018/01/31Artis,JereyHO-SUIT-DISCR;01/18/2018 Carter, Russ-ALBQ
DET added; 01/11/2018 page cleaned up incl duplicate names index, etc.; Anders, Billy-CLD added; 01/06/2018: Dear, Jaremy excerpt from Albq Jrnl 2016/06/23; 01/03/2018 approx
Duran-SNTA FE; 12/30/2017 Chavez, Gordon ex-CORR FBI record; 12/25/2017 Costales, Sam links incl UNM Youtube video; Brown, CJ links 2nd NMDAS, Occupy; Burns Larry
links added TDaily Mail, he Blaze; Babcock Todd 2015-16 material;Avila, Greg status shifted to Deceased from 08/2015; Error correction - suspect, not police officer -Apodaca, Paul
removed as police officer and added to Merriman , Ronald as suspect12/24/2017 changes to placement of various sections; codes moved to separate page (see link); some amplification
of and changes to codes 11/26/2017 Chavez, Jose (KOD/Hatch 08/12/2016);; Coffman, Rod/DS/Lea County/apparent suicide 2011; Wilson, Dusty; Wallace, Edmund/lea county/sex
abuse of inmate; 11/25/2017 Justice dt gov CASA APD monitoring report; 11/05/2017 Threlkeld, Eric/Carlsbad/ letter to editor Current Argus/on domestic violence issues/reforms;
Emmert, Richard/Farmington/cleared of charges;Vigil, Matthew/Espanola/Child Abuse; Malone, Casey/Farmington/clearing allegations regarding another officer. 05/29/2017;
03/19/2017