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Man accused of shooting during Española protest reaches plea deal
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The trial for Ryan Martinez, 24, has been canceled after a plea deal was reached. Martinez was scheduled to begin trial Monday, October 7 after being accused of shooting Jacob Johns in September 2023 during a protest against the Juan de Oñate statue outside of the Rio Arriba County Annex. Court records show that […]
Defendant pleads no contest in shooting of Native activist at protest of Spanish conquistador statue
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico man pleaded no contest Monday to reduced charges of aggravated battery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the shooting of a Native American activist during demonstrations about abandoned plans to reinstall a statue of a Spanish conquistador. Ryan David Martinez skuttled his scheduled trial this week at the outset of jury selection on previous charges including attempted murder. Under terms of the plea arrangement, he accepted a combined 9 1/2-year sentence but ultimately would serve four years in prison with two years’ parole if he complies with terms including restitution. Prosecutors agreed to dismiss a possible hate-crime sentence enhancement. Restitution will be determined later by state probation and parole authorities. Martinez was arrested in September 2023 after chaos erupted and a single shot was fired at an outdoor gathering in Española over aborted plans to install a bronze likeness of conquistador Juan de Oñate, who is both revered and reviled for his role in establishing early settlements along the Upper Rio Grande starting in 1598.
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