Bernalillo County District Attorney Kari Brandenburg fears for her safety because of her decision to charge two Albuquerque police officers with murder in the fatal shooting of homeless camper James Boyd last year, she told ABQ Free Press.
The DA said she’s been told by APD officers that she’s a target of forces who want her out of office and punished for daring to challenge the police department.
“I fear for my safety because other Albuquerque Police Department officers have told me that I should,” Brandenburg said. “I don’t think they’re going to kill me, but I have been told to fear for my safety.”
Brandenburg has hinted that APD’s criminal investigation into allegations that she intimidated and bribed witnesses in connection with a burglary case involving her son are part of the wider attempt to intimidate and smear her.
But she does have allies in the police department. Those friendly officers have told Brandenburg about other problems in the department – revelations apparently so serious they’ve caused the four-term DA sleepless nights, she said.
Oddly, the APD move to leak the bribery and witness intimidation story may have turned Brandenburg from an official publicly perceived as complicit in APD’s culture of aggression into a victim of it.
“I have had people come to me and beg me for help to try to change things. They give me information that they otherwise wouldn’t have had I not been in this situation,” Brandenburg said. “That information doesn’t make me feel good when I go to sleep at night. That information doesn’t make me feel safe.”
There are other things about the leaders at the police department and at City Hall that trouble Brandenburg; they won’t communicate with her, she said.
“When I talk to the chief [Gorden Eden], it’s kind of odd saying that because I never talk [with him]. There is no communication going on with City Hall and the brass of the police department,” Brandenburg said. “Since the chief has been in office, he has not responded to any correspondence. I have not talked to him on the job.”
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Bernalillo County District Attorney Kari Brandenburg fears for her safety because of her decision to charge two Albuquerque police officers with murder in the fatal shooting of homeless camper James Boyd last year, she told ABQ Free Press.
The DA said she’s been told by APD officers that she’s a target of forces who want her out of office and punished for daring to challenge the police department.
“I fear for my safety because other Albuquerque Police Department officers have told me that I should,” Brandenburg said. “I don’t think they’re going to kill me, but I have been told to fear for my safety.”
Brandenburg has hinted that APD’s criminal investigation into allegations that she intimidated and bribed witnesses in connection with a burglary case involving her son are part of the wider attempt to intimidate and smear her.
But she does have allies in the police department. Those friendly officers have told Brandenburg about other problems in the department – revelations apparently so serious they’ve caused the four-term DA sleepless nights, she said.
Oddly, the APD move to leak the bribery and witness intimidation story may have turned Brandenburg from an official publicly perceived as complicit in APD’s culture of aggression into a victim of it.
“I have had people come to me and beg me for help to try to change things. They give me information that they otherwise wouldn’t have had I not been in this situation,” Brandenburg said. “That information doesn’t make me feel good when I go to sleep at night. That information doesn’t make me feel safe.”
There are other things about the leaders at the police department and at City Hall that trouble Brandenburg; they won’t communicate with her, she said.
“When I talk to the chief [Gorden Eden], it’s kind of odd saying that because I never talk [with him]. There is no communication going on with City Hall and the brass of the police department,” Brandenburg said. “Since the chief has been in office, he has not responded to any correspondence. I have not talked to him on the job.”
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