NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS SAYS JULIE BENNER WILL BE PART OF HIS VIOLENT CRIMES CASE REVIEW TEAM. SHE’S THE WIDOW OF RIO RANCHO POLICE OFFICER GREGG BENNER WHO WAS SHOT AND KILLED LAST MONTH DURING A TRAFFIC STOP. BALDERAS SAYS MRS. BENNER REACHED OUT TO HIS OFFICE.
THE TEAM WILL BRING TOGETHER CORE AGENCIES THAT HAD CONTACT WITH ANDREW ROMERO, THE SUSPECTED KILLER OF BENNER. THEY’LL REVIEW HOW ROMERO’S CASE WAS HANDLED THROUGH THE JUSTICE SYSTEM.
