dailykos.com: Albuquerque DA told to fear for her safety, courtesy police

10.6.15

Albuquerque DA told to fear for her safety, courtesy police:

"I don’t think they’re going to kill me, but I have been told to fear for my safety,"

[by emobile for dailykos.com] -- The DA, Kari Brandenburg, has been under massive pressure from the APD
thanks to her decision to charge two officers with murder in the death
of homeless camper James Boyd last spring. The image of Boyd being shot
down while retreating from police in the foothills east of the city went
viral, leading to major demonstrations locally and heightened interest
shortly thereafter when the U.S. Department of Justice issued a scathing
report on years of excessive force by the APD.
More recently, in what was perceived as an act of preemptive
retaliation before Brandenburg had even filed the murder charges, police
announced that they were investigating her for intimidation and bribery
of witnesses in relation to a burglary case involving her son. In spite
of that, Brandenburg maintained her cool, answering those accusations and not backing down on the murder charges.