{"id":33948,"date":"2024-10-27T02:36:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T07:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=33948"},"modified":"2024-10-31T21:08:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T02:08:18","slug":"new-mexico-jail-officer-accused-of-orchestrating-attacks-on-inmates-report-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=33948","title":{"rendered":"New Mexico jail officer accused of orchestrating attacks on inmates, report says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. &#8212;&nbsp;A corrections officer at a New Mexico county jail is accused of orchestrating attacks in the shower on two inmates who suffer from mental illness, according to a police report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Bernalillo County Sheriff&#8217;s Office incident report&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/news\/bernalillo-county-jail-officer-accused-of-overseeing-attacks-on-mentally-ill-inmates\/article_06a9bd1e-9250-11ef-b326-f7f67fe12e35.html#tncms-source=home-featured-7-block\">obtained by the Albuquerque Journal<\/a>&nbsp;says that security camera footage showed inmates \u201cattacking other inmates while under the supervision\u201d of the officer, Nathan Shpiller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Johanna Sandoval, the mother of one of the inmates, told the newspaper that her son, 61, is diagnosed with bipolar disorder and requires daily medication. She said the allegations are \u201cterrible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Shpiller, an officer at the jail since November 2022, declined to comment. He has not been charged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Candace Hopkins, a spokesperson for the jail, also declined to comment, citing an ongoing internal investigation. Shpiller was removed from duty in August and is on paid leave while the department investigates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Inmates who were involved in the attacks said they believed Shpiller targeted two inmates because of their mental health issues, the newspaper reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">According to the incident report, the officer is also accused of using pepper spray on one of the inmates while he was alone and naked in his cell. Security footage showed Shpiller repeatedly pointing his pepper spray into the food port of the inmate&#8217;s cell, the newspaper reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The incidents occurred in July, according to the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/wireStory\/new-mexico-jail-officer-accused-orchestrating-attacks-inmates-115181375\">abcnews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. &#8212;&nbsp;A corrections officer at a New Mexico county jail is accused of orchestrating attacks in the shower on two inmates who suffer from mental illness, according to a police report. 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