Judge Called Out for Releasing Prisoner

THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY HAVE CALLED OUT SECOND JUDICIAL COURT JUDGE CRISTINA JARAMILLO. IT’S FOR ALLOWING 18 YEAR OLD MARIANO GALLEGOS TO BE RELEASED FROM THE MDC TWICE NOW.

GALLEGOS IS SAID TO HAVE SHOT AT A FAMILY THIS PAST JULY, HITTING THE DRIVER IN THE HAND AND BARELY MISSING OTHERS IN THE VEHICLE. DISTRICT ATTORNEY RAUL TORRES SAYS GALLEGOS IS A THREAT TO THE COMMUNITY AND HAS FILED A MOTION TO KEEP HIM IN JAIL UNTIL HIS TRIAL.

COURT RECORDS INDICATE JUDGE JARAMILLO ALLOWED GALLEGOS TO BE RELEASED BECAUSE SHE DIDN’T HAVE HIS CRIMINAL HISTORY. GALLEGOS IS BACK IN THE MDC NOW, CHARGED WITH SHOOTING A MAN BECAUSE OF A GIRL LAST WEEK.

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