Solomon Peña
Alleged orchestrator of shootings at political opponents
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| March 2025 | Peña was convicted for the politically motivated shooting conspiracy against Democratic politicians. |
| March 19 2025 | Pena was found guilty of all 13 charges against him, including conspiracy, weapons-related charges, and interference with federally protected activities. |
| January 18 2023 | Police disclosed that Jose Trujillo, his father, and two brothers were believed to have conspired with Peña. Peña made his first court appearance, was held without bail, and will be detained before and throughout the trial. |
| January 16 2023 | Solomon Peña was arrested by SWAT officers after police tracked him through text messages revealing his involvement in directing shootings. He was charged with multiple offenses including firearms violations, assault, conspiracy, and criminal solicitation. |
| January 16 2023 | Solomon Peña was arrested by SWAT officers during a home raid. Police tracked him through text messages he sent to shooters, providing home addresses and cash. He was charged with multiple offenses related to the shootings. |
| January 16 2023 | Peña was arrested for allegedly hiring men to shoot at various Democratic politicians in response to his election loss. |
| January 5 2023 | Three gunshots were detected near senator Moe Maestas's law office in Downtown Albuquerque, though no damage was confirmed. |
| January 3 2023 | The final confirmed drive-by shooting linked to Solomon Peña occurs. During this period, four shootings were confirmed to be connected to Peña, with him allegedly personally attempting to fire an AR-15 in at least one incident, though the rifle malfunctioned. |
| January 3 2023 | Jose Trujillo was arrested approximately 40 minutes after a shooting at Linda Lopez' house, with shell casings matching a handgun in his possession and driving a Nissan Maxima owned by Pena. |
| January 3 2023 | Peña allegedly orchestrated a shooting at New Mexico senator Linda M. Lopez's home, firing eight shots that entered her and her daughter's rooms after midnight. |
| 2022 | Upon Donald Trump's 2024 election bid announcement, Peña expressed support for Trump and considered his 'own options' regarding not conceding his election defeat. |
| 2022 | Listed himself as a sales representative for A Reliable Roof LLC, a local Albuquerque roofing contractor. |
| December 10 2022 | Peña was recorded on Ring home security video arriving at Debbie O'Malley's former residence with papers, being directed to her new residence. |
| December 10 2022 | Peña visited outgoing Bernalillo County commissioner Debbie O'Malley's residence, and was later connected to a shooting at her house that damaged adobe fencing and caused multiple gunshot impacts. |
| December 10 2022 | Multiple shots were detected near Raúl Torrez's former campaign office in Albuquerque, which police investigated as part of the broader shooting series. |
| December 8 2022 | Peña was linked to a shooting at New Mexico representative Javier Martínez's house, causing gunshot damage to the property. |
| December 4 2022 | Solomon Peña begins a series of drive-by shootings targeting homes of Democratic politicians. He allegedly conspires with four other men and promises them payment for the attacks, initially instructing shooters to aim above windows to avoid striking anyone. |
| December 4 2022 | Solomon Peña allegedly orchestrated a drive-by shooting at Bernalillo County commissioner Adriann Barboa's house, firing eight rounds at her front door and windows at 4:41 pm MST. |
| November 2022 | Jose Louis Trujillo, one of Peña's largest campaign donors during the November election, is identified as being linked to the shooting conspiracy. |
| November 2022 | Peña made inflammatory remarks on Twitter, including calling state representative Rebecca Dow 'a prostitute' and telling federal representative-elect Gabe Vasquez to 'get the fuk outta here'. |
| November 2022 | Peña was defeated by Miguel Garcia, losing with 26.4% of the vote and a 3,600 vote difference. |
| November 2022 | Peña ran as the Republican nominee for the 14th district of the New Mexico House of Representatives and lost the election. |
| April 2021 | Had his voting rights restored. |
| March 2021 | Obtained an undergraduate degree in political science from the University of New Mexico and completed his five-year probation. |
| January 6 2021 | Attended Trump's Stop the Steal rally at the United States Capitol (no evidence of building breach). |
| September 2019 | A former business partner reported to police that Peña made verbal threats and refused to pay him. |
| March 2018 | Briefly detained for being in a car with his brother Daniel Pena, who was a wanted fugitive. |
| 2017 | Worked as a car salesman at a Melloy dealership, selling two cars before being fired for repeated tardiness. |
| March 2016 | Released from prison. |
| 2010 | Fired from prison cook job after a physical altercation where he gouged at an inmate's eyes, subsequently filing a lawsuit against prison authorities which was dismissed. |
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