A man who ran unsuccessfully as a Republican state politician in New Mexico is accused by police of masterminding a shooting spree targeting the homes of Democrats.
Solomon Pena, 39, conspired with & paid 4 other men to shoot the properties of 4 local politicians, say Albuquerque police.
No one was hurt in the attacks soon after November's elections.
Mr Pena lost his attempt to sit in the state's House & contested his defeat.
The election result was a convincing one, with his Democratic opponent & incumbent winning 73% of the vote.
On 15 November he posted a photo of himself in a Make America Great Again sweatshirt & draped in a Trump 2024 flag, saying he would not concede the election.
On December 4th, 8 shots were fired into a commissioner's home & then 12 bullets at another commissioner's home a week later.
On 3 January, 3 shots were fired at a state Democrat's home. The bullets travelled through her young daughter's bedroom. A fourth politician then found damage to his property.
Police feared the shootings were linked & politically motivated & were led to Mr Pena by phone records, witness statements & ballistic evidence from the scene. some of the shots. They said more arrests will be made.
As well as masterminding the operation, police also believe Mr Pena fired some of the shots. They said more arrests will be made.
Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller said this kind of radicalism was a threat to the nation.
"This was about a right-wing radical, an election denier who was arrested today & someone who did the worst imaginable thing you can do when you have a political disagreement, which is turn that to violence," he said.
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