Associated Press
New Mexico officials have fined two Albuquerque megachurches for violating the state s public health orders aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19 after both venues held large gatherings for Christmas.
The state Department of Health fined Legacy Church and Calvary Church $5,000 each on Monday after photos and video showed both churches violated orders limiting occupancy, mandating masks and practicing social distancing.
A spokesman for the governor said the leaders and congregation at the two churches violated state regulations.
Legacy Church officials accused the state of trampling on their constitutional rights. Calvary Church s pastor said they urged people to follow guidelines and blocked every other row to practice social distancing.
Published: Wednesday, December 30, 2020
The National Park Service s Internal Affairs Unit has launched an investigation after a ranger used his taser to take down a Native American man who said he had gone off-trail to pray and walk his dog at Petroglyph National Monument in New Mexico.
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A video capturing a park ranger at the Petroglyph National Monument tasing a Native American man for going off the trail at the national park outside Albuquerque, New Mexico is going viral.
KRQE reports: “[Darrell] House says he was walking through the Petroglyphs at the Piedra Mercado trail with his dog, Geronimo when he saw a large group of visitors on the trail ahead, so he decided to cut through the blocked off area to maintain social distancing. He says he’s never had an issue going off-trail before, but this time, a ranger came up behind him and advised him to get back on the designated path. House says he complied, and the ranger began asking for identification, but House refused. hat’s when, House says, the ranger tased him. ‘I was holding my dog, so my dog got tased as well, he felt the shock, he felt everything. I ended up dropping him when I fell,’ said House.”
STATEMENT: Office of Equity and Inclusion and Mayor Keller on National Park Service Tasing Incident The City of Albuquerque’s Office of Equity and Inclusion and Mayor Tim Keller released the following statement following the National Park Service tasing of an individual on the Petroglyph National Monument. http://www.cabq.gov/office-of-equity-inclusion/news/statement-office-of-equity-and-inclusion-on-national-park-service-tasing-incident-1 http://www.cabq.gov/office-of-equity-inclusion/news/statement-office-of-equity-and-inclusion-on-national-park-service-tasing-incident-1/@@download/image/Equityinclusionlogo.png
STATEMENT: Office of Equity and Inclusion and Mayor Keller on National Park Service Tasing Incident
The City of Albuquerque’s Office of Equity and Inclusion and Mayor Tim Keller released the following statement following the National Park Service tasing of an individual on the Petroglyph National Monument.