Solomon Pena was arrested by the police for allegedly paying and conspiring with four men to shoot at the homes of two state legislators and two county commissioners in December and January.
He allegedly organised four men to shoot at the homes of Bernalillo County commissioner, Adriann Barboa on December 4, 2022, New Mexico house speaker, Javier Martinez on December 8, 2022, then-Bernalilli commissioner, Debbie O’Malley on December 11, 2022, and New Mexico senator, Linda Lopez on January 3, 2023.
No one was injured but investigators said Pena intended to cause serious injury or death.
Pena lost his race to Democratic State Rep. Miguel Garcia 26% to 74%. A week later, he tweeted he “never conceded” the race and was researching his options.