Officers Gabriel Waters, Adalida Lopez Esquibel, & Anthony Jaramillo are off the force for, “alleged” civil rights violations and lying
BERNALILLO, N.M. (KRQE) – Three Bernalillo law enforcement officials are off the power after an alleged extreme power incident. The mayor of Bernalillo confirms that officers Gabriel Waters, Adalida Lopez Esquibel, and Anthony Jaramillo have been concerned in an incident that they’ve requested state police to research. Inspector General investigates Senior Affairs supervisor over alleged abuse
The mayor says he cannot say any extra due to the continuing investigation, which state police say began earlier this month. State Police aren’t commenting any additional.
KRQE Information 13 was in a position to affirm Anthony Jaramillo, who was employed in June 2019, was advisable by the City of Bernalillo for termination, Officer Waters, who was employed in September, was terminated and Officer Lopez Esquibel, who was additionally employed in September, opted to resign.
Information 13 had been engaged on a narrative about a type of officers, and the way she was employed by Bernalillo Police although she’d lately been fired from her final job as a police officer. Adalida Lopez was fired by the Rio Rancho Police Division in December of 2019. 9 months later she had a brand new job. Now, eight months later she’s out of a job once more.
Throughout a chaotic scene in October 2019, then-Rio Rancho Police Officer Adalida Lopez admitted to punching the passenger aspect window after initially lying to her supervisors about it, claiming it was another person.
Rio Rancho Police responded to a public information request in regards to the incident, with movies that blurred out Lopez’s face. Whereas she was on responsibility, Lopez met up together with her boyfriend Nathan Esquibel, who’s now her husband, on the Rio Rancho Fireplace Station the place he works.
Lopez advised the responding officer they received into an argument. Lopez says she received a name from dispatch so she tried to depart however says her boyfriend wouldn’t let her.
In an interview with police, her boyfriend admitted to grabbing her wrists and blocking the door to her police automotive.
Nathan was arrested, Lopez was put beneath investigation for lying, and was fired two months later. Her officer certification was suspended for 90 days by the state board that oversees law enforcement officials in November 2020 for the incident. Lopez was nonetheless in a position to begin her job on the Bernalillo Police Division in the identical month.
City officers say she was employed in September earlier than her license was suspended. The present chief was not in workplace when Lopez was employed, so he couldn’t reply why the city employed somebody who had lately been fired and who was beneath investigation by DPS.
Additionally known as the Rio Rancho Fireplace Division to see if the officer’s now-husband Nathan Esquibel was disciplined for the home violence arrest however haven’t heard again.
