A New Mexico district attorney who drew national attention for seeking charges against two Albuquerque officers who killed a homeless man says she shouldn't be taken off the case.
Bernalillo County District Attorney Kari Brandenburg said in a court filing this week that she saw no conflict of interest despite her office working closely with Albuquerque police on other cases.
Lawyers for Albuquerque SWAT team member Dominique Perez and former detective Keith Sandy filed a joint motion last month to remove Brandenburg from the case due to a conflict of interest.
James Boyd, who authorities later said suffered from schizophrenia, was shot during a standoff in March in the Sandia Mountains foothills. Video of the shooting showed Boyd appearing to surrender before Perez and Sandy opened fire.
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