Former Republican candidate Solomon Peña was sentenced to 80 years in prison for orchestrating shootings at Democratic officials' homes after his 2022 election loss.
A jury convicted former Republican candidate Solomon Peña of conspiracy, weapons and other charges in the shootings in 2022 and 2023 on the homes of four Democratic officials in Albuquerque, including the current state House speaker.
A failed political candidate has been sentenced to 80 years in federal prison for convictions in a series of drive-by shootings. The shootings targeted homes of four Democratic lawmakers in
Solomon Peña, a former candidate for the New Mexico House of Representatives, has been sentenced to 80 years in prison for orchestrating a politically motivated shooting spree and plotting to murder witnesses to obstruct justice, according to prosecutors.
A wannabe Republican representative, Solomon Peña, 42, in New Mexico was sentenced to 80 years in prison for organizing shootings at Democrats' homes after he was swiftly crushed while running for a state House seat.
A failed political candidate was sentenced to 80 years in federal prison Wednesday for his convictions in a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of state and local lawmakers in Albuquerque in the aftermath of the 2020 election.
A jury convicted former Republican candidate Solomon Peña earlier this year of conspiracy, weapons and other charges in the shootings in December 2022 and January 2023 on the homes of four Democratic officials in Albuquerque, including the current state House speaker.
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