THE U.S. ATTORNEYS OFFICE IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS THERE’S INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO PURSUE FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS CHARGES AGAINST APD OFFICERS IN THE FATAL JAMES BOYD SHOOTING IN 2014. FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS DETERMINED THAT OFFICERS DOMINIQUE PEREZ AND KEITH SANDY FIRED ONLY AFTER REASONABLY PERCEIVING THAT BOYD POSED A PHYSICAL THREAT TO A FELLOW OFFICER.
PEREZ AND SANDY WENT ON TRIAL FOR SECOND DEGREE MURDER LAST YEAR, BUT THE CASE ENDED IN A HUNG JURY. THE D-A’S OFFICE THEN DECIDED NOT TO TRY THE OFFICERS A SECOND TIME.
