Rio Arriba County Sheriff James Lujan. (Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal)
SANTA FE – Rio Arriba County Sheriff James Lujan allegedly attempted to file perjury charges against two witnesses that testified against him during his criminal trial earlier this month, and now prosecutors say Lujan may have committed another crime.
At a Monday afternoon status hearing, special prosecutor Andrea Rowley Reeb said New Mexico State Police notified her that a Rio Arriba sheriff’s deputy approached them about Lujan wanting to file charges against witnesses Cody Lattin and Ernest Saucedo, both law enforcement officers who testified against Lujan at his trial.