Janice Madrid and Richard Williamson, Respondents
Mark D. Standridge, Counsel of Record
On the morning of July 15, 2014, four New Mexico state police officers arrived at an Albuquerque apartment complex to serve an arrest warrant for a woman suspected of involvement in a crime ring. After being unable to locate the suspect, they spotted a man and a woman near a parked SUV nearby and went to investigate. The man went into an apartment, and the woman — Roxanne Torres — entered the vehicle and started the engine. As they approached and tried to open her door, she started driving. Two of the police officers, believing they were in danger of being struck by the vehicle, fired at Torres …
