Accused of shooting at the homes of elections officials and others a defeated Republican candidate told him to target, Demetrio Trujillo pleaded guilty to a variety of charges in a plea bargain relating to a series of drive-by shootings ordered by defeated Republican New Mexico state house candidate Solomon Peña who referred to himself as the “MAGA king,” the Daily Beast reports.
Trujillo admitted to doing drive-bys at two homes: a December 4th at Bernalillo County Commissioner Adriann Barboa’s, and a December 8th shooting at then-state house speaker-elect Javier Martinez. He also said he and Peña participated in a January 3rd shooting at the house of state senator Linda Lopez while Lopez’s 10-year-old daughter was inside. No one was injured in any of the shootings. Peña and one other defendant, Trujillo’s son, are facing state and federal charges; Peña’s trial is slated for June 2024.