Current Events > Trial against nutjob GOP candidate Solomon Pena vacated, new trial date set

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https://www.abqjournal.com/news/solomon-pe-as-trial-canceled-after-attorney-departs-case/article_ef05c060-79fc-11ef-8ed9-63af21b3bb2c.html

https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/new-trial-date-set-for-solomon-pena/

The trial for failed Republican candidate Solomon Pea was canceled Monday after a federal judge allowed his attorney to resign from the case, Peas attorney said.
Jury selection had been scheduled to begin Monday on federal charges alleging Pea orchestrated a string of shootings at the homes of Democratic elected officials following the 2022 election.

U.S. District Judge Kea Riggs agreed to dismiss Elizabeth Honce during a brief hearing Monday morning in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque, Honce said. She declined to say why she and Pea decided to part ways.

As of this morning I no longer represent Mr. Pea, Honce said Monday in a phone interview. I think its safe to say he is going to get another attorney and continue on. The case has not been thrown out.

The U.S. Attorneys Office, which is prosecuting the case, released no additional details about Mondays developments.

The trial was continued this morning after a brief public hearing, the U.S. Attorneys spokeswoman Tessa DuBerry said in an email.

Pea was indicted by a federal grand jury in May 2023, alleging he organized a shooting spree that targeted the homes of four elected officials and their families in December 2022 and January 2023.

He faces 13 federal charges, including multiple felony counts of using a firearm in the commission of a violent crime. One count alleges he used and discharged a machine gun.

New trial date is October 28th. This dude needs to be in prison for a long time.