Failed Republican candidate charged with shootings at lawmakers’ homes

Solomon Pena and two alleged accomplices charged after attacks in December and January on homes of Democrats in New Mexico

A failed Republican candidate was indicted on federal charges including election interference in connection with a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of state and local lawmakers in Albuquerque, according to a grand jury indictment unsealed on Wednesday.

The indictment filed in US district court in Albuquerque charges Solomon Pena and two alleged accomplices with additional conspiracy and weapons-related charges in connection with the shootings in December and January on the homes of four Democrats including the current state house speaker.