A man in the US state of New Mexico has pleaded guilty to helping a defeated Republican candidate carry out drive-by shootings at the home of Democrats.

The defendant, Demetrio Trujillo, says the candidate, Solomon Peña, hired him after failing to win a seat in the state legislature in November 2022.

Over the following weeks, the residences of several Democratic officials were attacked in Albuquerque.

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    10 months ago

    No surprise that he’s a Trump supporter who, after losing an election by 50%, said it was ‘rigged’ and he didn’t accept the results and wouldn’t concede.