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United States v. Mercer
Citation:
2008 WL 9375541Facts
On March 27, 2008, Mercer learned that Gerald Archuleta was being pursued by police as the main suspect in the clinic shooting. This information led Mercer to believe that Gerald Archuleta had been released from prison early and was trying to kill him. Later the same day, New Mexico Probation and Parole Officers (PPOs) were conducting surveillance in the area of Kathryn and Madeira in Albuquerque when they observed a man they recognized as Mercer walking into an apartment at 1001 Madeira SE. PPO Cleland ran a query through the New Mexico Department of Corrections (DOC) database and confirmed that Mercer was still under supervision. A little while later, Cleland saw Mercer and another man (Mercer’s brother) exit the apartment and walk toward a blue Chevrolet truck matching the description of a vehicle listed for Mercer in the DOC database. Cleland observed that Mercer was holding an object wrapped in a white cloth. Cleland made contact with Mercer and Mercer’s brother and noticed the barrel of a firearm sticking out of the white cloth that had been placed on the seat of the truck. Mercer was arrested for being found in possession of the firearm.
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