McDowell v. Rio Rancho Police Department

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO JOHN M. MCDOWELL, JR., Plaintiff, v. No. 1:20-cv-00153 RB/KK RIO RANCHO POLICE DEPARTMENT, a Municipal Agency, CITY OF RIO RANCHO, a Municipality, OFFICER RICHARD ROMERO, Personally, and Individually and John Doe(s), in Their Individual Capacity, Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER James Chavez was murdered in July 2011. Defendant Richard Romero led an 18-month investigation into the murder and eventually obtained an arrest warrant for Plaintiff John M. “Jack” McDowell. McDowell was arrested, tried, and found guilty of…