A MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY FIRED SHOTS AT BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPUTIES DURING AN ATTEMPTED TRAFFIC STOP WEDNESDAY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 25 YEAR OLD ALEJANDRO VALDEZ. HE WAS ARRESTED FOLLOWING A LONG SWAT STANDOFF IN THE SOUTH VALLEY. THE SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS VALDEZ HAS BEEN BOOKED INTO JAIL ON CHARGES THAT INCLUDE AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON A POLICE OFFICER AND POSSESSION OF A STOLEN VEHICLE.
VALDEZ HAD SUSTAINED A GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE SHOULDER…APPARENTLY THE RESULT OF RETURN FIRE BY A DEPUTY. BCSO SAYS VALDEZ HAS A HISTORY OF FELONY CHARGES.
