

A | SANTA FE, N.M. -- A judge on Friday ordered an attempted murder trial for a New Mexico man accused in the shooting of a Native American activist amid confrontations about aborted plans to reinstall a statue of a Spanish conquistador outside a government office.State District Court Judge Jason Lidyard found sufficient evidence to support charges of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon against 23-year-old Ryan David Martinez in connection with the shooting that was recorded by bystanders with cell phones and by surveillance cameras.Martinez was arrested on Sept. 28 after chaos erupted and a single shot was fired at an outdoor gathering in Española over canceled plans to install a bronze likeness of conquistador Juan de Oñate, who is both revered and reviled for his role in establishing early settlements along the Upper Rio Grande starting in 1598.The shooting wounded Jacob Johns, of Spokane, Washington, a well-traveled activist for environmental causes and an advocate for Native American rights who is of Hopi and Akimel O’odham tribal descent. Multiple videos show Martinez attempting to rush toward a shrine at the center of prayers and speeches in opposition to installing the statue on that spot — only for Martinez to be blocked physically by a group of men. Voices can be heard saying, “Let him go,” as Martinez retreats over a short wall, pulls a handgun from his waist and fires one shot.Lidyard said Martinez should have known he was provoking a crowd with contrary views who opposed the statue's installation as he repeatedly tried to push or rush past peaceful demonstrators. He highlighted that Martinez had arrived with a fully loaded, concealed handgun in a holster and had a second loaded handgun in his car with two additional loaded magazines of ammunition at hand.“Mr. Martinez’s intentional acts of attempting to enter into an area of counter protesters, whether or not it was a public area, would lead a reasonable person in his same circumstances to know that it would cause provocation,” Lidyard said at a county courthouse in rural northern New Mexico. That he “would intentionally provoke them while knowing full well that he was carrying a concealed firearm is sufficient to find probable cause for attempted murder in the first degree.”The ruling followed nearly five hours of testimony from law enforcement officers, including a sheriff’s deputy who says Martinez repeatedly directed an expetive at him and people around him without obvious provocation. Eyewitnesses testimony was also provided, including from a 23-year-old woman who said Martinez leveled the gun at her after wounding Johns.Martinez, of Sandia Park, has pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. Defense attorney Nicole Moss said her client came to take pictures with his cell phone, never hid his identity and was shoved to the ground by several larger men.“Fearing for his life because he was so outnumbered by all these men, he pulled his firearm that he possessed lawfully — he had a concealed carry permit — and he fired one shot at Mr. Johns in self-defense,” she said.The judge also ordered that Martinez remain incarcerated while awaiting trail, citing a long list of safety concerns, some based on newly revealed evidence that Martinez appeared to be converting semi-automatic guns at home to automatic weapons and was building untraceable gun parts at home using a 3D printer. State police also interviewed a former neighbor of Martinez who told them he saw Martinez out at night in a residential neighborhood dressed in body armor with an assault-style rifle and handgun.The judge said he also weighed in violent threats Martinez made against the U.S. Federal Reserve banking system on social media as early as 2018, noting Martinez the FBI warned him in 2020 to refrain from further threatening behavior.Johns remains in fragile health at a hospital in Albuquerque, according to his mother LaVerne McGrath, who attended Friday's hearing. She fought back tears during witness testimony and repeated viewings of videos of the shooting.“I'm sad but I'm really honored for all of the support that's been given to this community, to my son,” she said. “He's got people from around the world joining hands.”Five of Martinez's relatives, including his father, attended the proceedings but declined to comment. They gathered in a circle to pray during one court recess.。

B | 외부 위원 11명 위촉 2년간 활동기후변화·일손 부족 현안 함께 대응 홍천군 농업기술센터가 26일 농촌 현안을 현장에서 풀기 위해 외부 위원 11명을 위촉, 기술 보급 확산지원단을 가동했다. 홍천군 제공 【파이낸셜뉴스 홍천=김기섭 기자】홍천군이 농업 현장의 목소리를 정책으로 잇는 기술 보급 확산지원단을 가동한다. 26일 홍천군에 따르면 군 농업기술센터는 지역 농업의 경쟁력을 높이고 농촌 현안을 현장에서 풀기 위해 홍천군 기술 보급 확산지원단을 본격 운영한다. 센터는 지난 6월 농업 현장의 의견을 정책과 사업에 체계적으로 반영하기 위한 지원단 구성·운영 규칙을 공포했다. 이 같은 규칙 제정은 전국 기초자치단체 가운데 다섯 번째다. 지원단은 농업 현장에서 실제로 필요한 기술 수요를 발굴하고 기후변화와 노동력 부족 등 지역 농업이 당면한 문제 해결에 함께 나선다. 영농에 어려움을 겪는 농업인에게 기술 지도와 조언을 건네고 현장에 필요한 사업을 제안하거나 실행 계획 수립에 참여하는 등 농업 현장과 행정을 잇는 협력 창구 역할을 맡는다. 아울러 농업 과학기술이 효과적으로 퍼지도록 농업인과 관계 기관 사이 협력체계를 다지고 현장 중심의 기술 보급과 공동 대응을 이끈다. 센터는 이날 외부 위원 11명에게 위촉장을 주고 2년간의 임기를 시작한다. 지원단은 첫 일정으로 화촌면과 남면에서 추진되는 벼 품종 비교 현장평가에 참여해 지역 여건에 맞는 품종과 재배 특성을 살펴보고 현장 의견을 나눈다. 센터는 앞으로 지원단을 통해 농업인의 실제 수요와 현장의 변화를 빠르게 파악하고 이를 기술 보급과 농업정책에 반영해 지역 농업의 대응력과 경쟁력을 높일 계획이다. 윤선화 홍천군농업기술센터 소장은 "농업인이 겪는 어려움과 현장의 변화를 가장 가까이에서 살펴 필요한 기술과 정책으로 연결하겠다"며 "지원단이 농업인의 든든한 동반자가 되도록 내실 있게 운영하겠다"고 말했다.。
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