JURY SELECTION FOR ONE OF THE HIGHEST PROFILE CASES IN ALBUQUERQUE’S HISTORY GETS UNDERWAY MONDAY. IT’S THE TRIAL OF TWO FORMER APD OFFICERS ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING A MENTALLY ILL HOMELESS CAMPER IN MARCH OF 2014.
THE DEATH OF JAMES BOYD CAME AFTER A FOUR-HOUR STANDOFF IN THE SANDIA FOOTHILLS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN ABOUT 50 YEARS THAT AN APD OFFICER FACES MURDER CHARGES FOR AN ON-DUTY SHOOTING. THE FORMER OFFICERS, KEITH SANDY AND DOMINIQUE PEREZ, ARE BOTH CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER.
BOYD DID HAVE A CRIMINAL HISTORY GOING BACK SEVERAL YEARS.
