For the Hardworking People of Albuquerque, the 2nd Amendment is a Matter of Life & Death.
We deserve better than Mayor Keller and Police Chief Medina
The following three cases highlight the breakdown of law enforcement in Albuquerque. 1) Failing to arrest lawbreakers, 2) Arresting the law-abiding, and 3) Excusing lawbreaking for the politically connected. Who suffers in this environment? The hardworking people of Albuquerque.
The Three Cases
Carlos Morris, it has been reported.
In June 2020, Albuquerque police officers discovered Carlos Morris covered in blood, in possession of a recently fired handgun, dragging the murdered body of Teryn Kurtz, and a trail of blood between Morris’s apartment and his car. In the apartment, there was more blood and methamphetamine. Neighbors reported hearing, “So you’re going to point a gun at me?” and then gunfire.
Morris was transported to the hospital for a gunshot wound to his wrist and then released.
Aaron Jones, it has been reported.
On January 12, 2024, Albuquerque police officers responded to a call from a driver that a passenger in another car pointed a gun at him. The police officers found the victim waiting in the restaurant parking lot and the passenger (Aaron Jones, retired law enforcement officer and CEO of International Protective Service) of the other vehicle in the restaurant with his daughter and business associate. There were conflicting accounts of what transpired between the two cars, and no gun was found on Jones.
Jones was booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center, and prosecutors filed a motion to detain him, stating the situation “could have escalated into a very serious, life-threatening event.” Jones was detained.
Albuquerque Police Chief Medina, it has been reported.
On February 17, 2024, Medina was en route with his spouse to an anti-crime press conference with Mayor Keller in his unmarked APD truck. While Medina was stopped at a red light, two men began fighting on the sidewalk to the right of his vehicle. His spouse yelled, “Gun, gun!” Then shots rang out, and Medina immediately accelerated through the intersection, narrowly missing one vehicle and striking a second vehicle broadside, critically injuring the driver.
The critically injured driver was transported to the hospital. The attempted murderer escaped on foot. Police Chief Madina later drove away.
How it Ended
Carlos Morris was charged with murder and tampering with evidence on February 16, 2024, almost four years after he was found with the murder victim and weapon.
Arron Jones was released from jail on January 18, 2024, and temporarily stripped of his right to possess a firearm. Jones’s daughter and a second individual were charged with tampering with evidence and conspiracy days later. On February 9, 2024, charges were dropped against Aaron Jones, his daughter, and the second individual. However, the charges can be refiled against the three if the prosecutor chooses.
Police Chief Medina was not cited for a redlight violation, exceeding the speed limit, or reckless driving. We do not know the status of the injured driver, and the attempted murder suspect is still walking the streets of Albuquerque.
Explanation of the differences
Carlos Morris, the accused murderer, and Teryn Kurtz, the murder victim, are both invisible to City Hall.
Arron Jones and IPS provide security for Albuquerque residents, business owners, churches, and Right to Life organizations. In doing so, he created many powerful detractors in City Hall.
Mayor Keller was glad Police Chief Medina was uninjured. Medina was glad New Mexico has a history of ignoring Democrat Leaders who break the law.
We deserve better than what the Mayor and APD Chief offers
Mayor Keller and Police Chief Medina’s anti-crime press conference was canceled because of shots fired. It was just another day on the streets of Democratically Controlled Albuquerque for the rest of us.
The hardworking people of Albuquerque cannot afford private security forces to protect themselves and their families. Legal counsel is beyond their means to fight tyranny. They cannot depend on the APD to arrive when shots are fired. Lastly, they do not have the political connections to garner special treatment.
While the constitutionalists understand the importance of the Second Amendment, the hardworking people of Albuquerque live it. Which is why Governor Lujan Grisham and Mayor Keller’s gun grab failed.
Why has weeks passed since my last article?
There were a lot of changes at Mick Rich Contractors in January and February that required my attention. I started several articles where my research took me in different directions than I envisioned, so I set those articles aside until I could understand the research. Lastly, this article took several rewrites before it could be published nationally (it was published in American Thinker and archived so I could send it to you).
We (subscribers and me) are making a difference. Mayor Keller has reacted to our article on the homeless contaminating the drinking water of Isleta Pueblo members. Governor Lujan Grisham is now calling for a special session to address the Crime Crisis in New Mexico after our many articles (and many others). Secretary Haaland’s detractors are emboldened after our article on her trampling on the sovereignty of the Navajo Nation.
Next week’s article will begin with what Police Chief Medina left behind when he fled “shots fired”.