Guilty Plea in New Mexico Election Interference Case

Jose Trujillo admits involvement in drive-by shootings targeting Democratic officials' homes after 2022 election.

Jose Louise Trujillo has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy, election interference, illegal use of a firearm and fentanyl possession with the intent to distribute.
The attacks were orchestrated by former Republican candidate Solomon Peña, with the involvement of Trujillo and a third man, Demetrio Trujillo, Jose's father.
The shootings targeted the homes of four Democratic officials, including the current state House speaker, following the 2022 election.
No one was injured in the shootings, but in one case bullets passed through the bedroom of a state senator’s 10-year-old daughter.
Following the shootings, New Mexico state lawmakers enacted legislation that provides felony sanctions for intimidation of election regulators and allows some public officials and political candidates to keep their home address off government websites.