A WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED AGAINST THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT. THE LAWSUIT ACCUSES SHERIFF MANNY GONZALES NOW OF INTIMIDATING AND RETALIATING AGAINST ONE OF HIS DEPUTIES. ALBUQUERQUE ATTORNEY SAM BREGMAN SAYS IT CONCERNS A DEPOSITION A DEPUTY GAVE IN A CIVIL CASE AGAINST THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT.
THE DEPUTY, MARTIN JIM, WAS KILLED IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR WHEN HE WAS A PASSENGER IN A STOLEN TRUCK THAT WOULDN’T STOP FOR DEPUTIES. THE LAWSUIT SAYS DEPUTY JOSHUA MORA FIRED INTO THE TRUCK, KILLING JIM AND ANOTHER PERSON IN THE TRUCK WITH HIM.
