Timothy Davidson (Submitted Photo)
A former candidate for Roswell municipal judge accused of diverting tens of thousands of dollars from New Mexico Mounted Patrol Troop 13 into his own personal bank accounts has pleaded not guilty to an embezzlement charge.
Timothy Davidson, 52, of Roswell, according to court documents, waived a reading of formal charges and entered a plea of not guilty to one count of embezzlement over $20,000 Monday during his arraignment in New Mexico’s Fifth Judicial District Court in Chaves County.
Davidson, who in 2020 lost a three-way race for municipal judge, is suspected of using the internet to transfer $43,788.52 from Troop 13’s account into three of his personal accounts. Of that total amount, $24,750 was deposited from Davidson’s accounts back into Troop 13’s account.