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Former New Mexico Sheriff's Office Deputy Pleads Guilty to Violating Civil Rights of Arrestee and Obstruction of Justice

04/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT

A former sheriff's deputy, Michael A. Martinez, 34, pleaded guilty today to violating the civil rights of a female arrestee by sexually assaulting her inside his patrol car and to obstructing justice by attempting to destroy his patrol car's WatchGuard DVR system, which had recorded footage from his patrol car's internal cameras of the sexual assault.

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