ANOTHER ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICER WILL GO ON TRIAL. A JUDGE ON THURSDAY RULED THERE IS PROBABLE CAUSE TO TRY OFFICER PABLO PADILLA FOR AGGRAVATED BATTERY RESULTING IN GREAT BODILY HARM AND TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE.
THE CHARGES STEM FROM A TRAFFIC STOP LAST YEAR WHEN PADILLA PULLED LAW STUDENT JEREMY MARTIN OVER ON SUSPICION OF DRUNK DRIVING. PADILLA ALLEGEDLY KNEED MARTIN IN THE GROIN, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE A TESTICLE.
