Friday, October 27, 2006
Associated Press
A federal lawsuit filed against three police officers alleges they sexually assaulted a man while serving a search warrant that involved a former tenant at the man's apartment.
The lawsuit, filed Monday on behalf of 36-year-old Leo Michael Baca, claims officers locked Baca in a bedroom in August 2005, sexually assaulted him and threatened to cut off his testicles if he refused to give information about a previous tenant of the apartment.
The lawsuit names as defendants the city of Albuquerque, Officer Lucas Townsend and two officers Baca said he couldn't identify.
Police spokesman John Walsh declined to comment on the lawsuit.
City Attorney Bob White said his office is reviewing the lawsuit. He had no further comment.
An internal investigation into Baca's allegations cleared the officers, according to a police report.
The investigation included interviews with 13 police officers and an acquaintance of Baca's who were present during the search. All said they did not witness an assault against Baca and said Baca was in the apartment's living room throughout the search.
Investigators were unable to obtain information from audio recorders worn by six officers involved during the search because all six had turned them off after entering the apartment, according to the report.
Police had obtained a warrant to search the apartment in connection with a drug trafficking investigation.
Friday, October 27, 2006
Monday, October 2, 2006
Protestor arrested at weapons symposium
Media Credit: Photo by Luis Martin
Robert Anderson, a Central New Mexico Community College professor and local antiwar activist, is arrested by UNM Police officers in the Santa Ana room in the SUB on Friday.
by Maggie Ybarra, Daily Lobo
A protestor was arrested on charges of battery on a police officer at a symposium about nuclear warheads in the SUB on Friday.
Robert Anderson, 62, who is a Central New Mexico Community College professor, former UNM professor and local antiwar activist, pleaded not guilty on Sunday to the charge.
The symposium was held to discuss the future of the U.S. nuclear weapons program and the development of new warheads.
The event was sponsored by Sandia National Laboratories, UNM and Women in International Security.
Anderson told the audience he was protesting the event because it encouraged the creation of nuclear weapons, and the panel members did not represent diverse opinions.
The panel included at least three members of Sandia National Laboratories and a member of the National Nuclear Security Administration.
Members of Stop the War Machine, including Anderson, set up a table with posters and bumper stickers outside the Santa Ana room where the symposium was held.
The group is dedicated to educating the public about the military-industrial complex, according to the group's Web site.
Vera Norwood, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said in an interview Sunday that she told the protestors they were allowed to have the table and participate in the symposium. However, they were not allowed to bring signs into the room, she said.
"I told him (Anderson) they were welcome to do whatever they wanted outside the room," she said. "But inside the room, there would be a series of presentations, which a lot of people had come to hear."
About 80 people attended the event.
When the presentation was about to start, Anderson and student Andrew Marcum began shouting questions to the speaker, Norwood said.
The student was holding a sign that read "Educate for peace,
not war."
Norwood told Anderson several times to stop interrupting the presentation, or he would have
to leave.
Protestor arrested at weapons symposium
Media Credit: Photo by Luis Martin
Robert Anderson, a Central New Mexico Community College professor and local antiwar activist, is arrested by UNM Police officers in the Santa Ana room in the SUB on Friday.
by Maggie Ybarra, Daily Lobo
A protestor was arrested on charges of battery on a police officer at a symposium about nuclear warheads in the SUB on Friday.
Robert Anderson, 62, who is a Central New Mexico Community College professor, former UNM professor and local antiwar activist, pleaded not guilty on Sunday to the charge.
The symposium was held to discuss the future of the U.S. nuclear weapons program and the development of new warheads.
The event was sponsored by Sandia National Laboratories, UNM and Women in International Security.
Anderson told the audience he was protesting the event because it encouraged the creation of nuclear weapons, and the panel members did not represent diverse opinions.
The panel included at least three members of Sandia National Laboratories and a member of the National Nuclear Security Administration.
Members of Stop the War Machine, including Anderson, set up a table with posters and bumper stickers outside the Santa Ana room where the symposium was held.
The group is dedicated to educating the public about the military-industrial complex, according to the group's Web site.
Vera Norwood, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said in an interview Sunday that she told the protestors they were allowed to have the table and participate in the symposium. However, they were not allowed to bring signs into the room, she said.
"I told him (Anderson) they were welcome to do whatever they wanted outside the room," she said. "But inside the room, there would be a series of presentations, which a lot of people had come to hear."
About 80 people attended the event.
When the presentation was about to start, Anderson and student Andrew Marcum began shouting questions to the speaker, Norwood said.
The student was holding a sign that read "Educate for peace,
not war."
Norwood told Anderson several times to stop interrupting the presentation, or he would have
to leave.
Robert Anderson, a Central New Mexico Community College professor and local antiwar activist, is arrested by UNM Police officers in the Santa Ana room in the SUB on Friday.
by Maggie Ybarra, Daily Lobo
A protestor was arrested on charges of battery on a police officer at a symposium about nuclear warheads in the SUB on Friday.
Robert Anderson, 62, who is a Central New Mexico Community College professor, former UNM professor and local antiwar activist, pleaded not guilty on Sunday to the charge.
The symposium was held to discuss the future of the U.S. nuclear weapons program and the development of new warheads.
The event was sponsored by Sandia National Laboratories, UNM and Women in International Security.
Anderson told the audience he was protesting the event because it encouraged the creation of nuclear weapons, and the panel members did not represent diverse opinions.
The panel included at least three members of Sandia National Laboratories and a member of the National Nuclear Security Administration.
Members of Stop the War Machine, including Anderson, set up a table with posters and bumper stickers outside the Santa Ana room where the symposium was held.
The group is dedicated to educating the public about the military-industrial complex, according to the group's Web site.
Vera Norwood, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said in an interview Sunday that she told the protestors they were allowed to have the table and participate in the symposium. However, they were not allowed to bring signs into the room, she said.
"I told him (Anderson) they were welcome to do whatever they wanted outside the room," she said. "But inside the room, there would be a series of presentations, which a lot of people had come to hear."
About 80 people attended the event.
When the presentation was about to start, Anderson and student Andrew Marcum began shouting questions to the speaker, Norwood said.
The student was holding a sign that read "Educate for peace,
not war."
Norwood told Anderson several times to stop interrupting the presentation, or he would have
to leave.
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