Solomon Peña indicted for shooting at Democrat officials' homes and election interference.

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Solomon Peña indicted for shooting at Democrat officials' homes and election interference.
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Solomon Peña, a Republican candidate who lost a race for a state House seat in New Mexico, has been indicted for allegedly organizing and carrying out a plan to shoot at the houses of Democrats and officials who certified his losing election. Peña complained that his defeat was rigged, echoing right-wing conspiracy theories of election fraud. He allegedly hired co-conspirators to help with the shooting plot, and they are accused of shooting into the homes of two Bernalillo County commissioners who certified the election and two New Mexico state legislators, both Democrats. If convicted, Peña faces a mandatory minimum of 60 years in prison.

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