[ UPDATE ] ALBUQUERQUE, NM — Outrage followed the killing of a homeless man who was living in a primitive campsite in the foothills outside Albuquerque. Rifle-toting officers surrounded the schizophrenic man and his his meager possessions, citing him for illegally camping without government permission. Officers ultimately tossed a concussion grenade in his face, shot him to death with a flurry of gunfire, and sicced an attack dog on his lifeless body. During the investigation, it was revealed that Officer Keith Sandy was recorded discussing shooting James Boyd two hours before the fatal shooting took place. He referred to Mr. Boyd as a “f***ing lunatic” and contemptuously stated to a state trooper that he intended to shoot him with a shotgun. In April 2014, during an internal investigation, Officer Sandy was questioned about the context of the recorded statement. Sandy was quoted as telling investigators: “Jokingly, just kind of locker room banter, just told him, you know, ‘Don’t worry. I’ll shoot him in the pecker with this and call it good.’” True to his word, Officer Sandy ultimately fired the first shots. However, his rounds struck Mr. Boyd in the back — missing his pecker. Not surprisingly, the video from Officer Sandy’s lapel camera was found to be mysteriously absent. Nonetheless, APD resisted all attempts to discipline the officers. Officer Dominique Perez remains employed on the Albuquerque Police Department and serves on the SWAT team (as of Jan. 2015). Officer Keith Sandy was allowed to stay on the APD roles for eight months until he was “allowed to retire” in November 2014. The timing of the retirement was strategic on two fronts. The additional 8 months was enough for Sandy to surpass the 20-year mark, but was done just early enough to avoid the internal affairs investigation. Thus, Officer Sandy successfully avoided further obligatory interviews with internal affairs, but retired in good standing and now receives a pension of 70% of his salary. On January 12, 2015, the preponderance of evidence caused prosecutors to do the right thing and charge both Keith Sandy and Dominique Perez with murder.
Posted on: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 19:10:28 +0000
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