Posted on 10/07/2006 3:15:56 PM PDT by CedarDave
Bernalillo police have released a description of the suspect in Wednesday's brutal attack on a veteran political worker.
Paige McKenzie, 41, of Rio Rancho, suffered head trauma in the attack, which occurred about 7:20 p.m. Wednesday in the parking lot of the First Community Bank on U.S. 550 in Bernalillo, police said.
McKenzie, the campaign spokeswoman for Republican gubernatorial candidate John Dendahl, remained at University of New Mexico Hospital on Friday. Bernalillo police chief Fred Radosevich said she was in serious condition.
A Bernalillo police news release describes McKenzie's attacker as a Hispanic male, 5 feet, 10 inches tall, 175 to 180 pounds, in his mid-to-late 20s, and without facial hair.
The suspect also was wearing a light-colored shirt, dark- colored pants and white shoes, according to the release.
The suspect was last seen running east from the bank toward a nearby Auto Zone store, also on U.S. 550.
Investigators created a general composite of the suspect after briefly interviewing McKenzie on Thursday night and speaking to a witness who saw a subject in the area where McKenzie was attacked, Radosevich said.
Radosevich said there is no indication that McKenzie knows her attacker.
The witness who saw a person in the area where McKenzie was attacked did not see the person's face, Radosevich said.
Investigators were not able to obtain more information from McKenzie about the attack because of her fragile condition, he said.
Dendahl told The Associated Press that McKenzie's jaw had been broken and her teeth were splintered.
According to Radosevich, McKenzie had pulled into the parking lot at the First Community Bank with a flat tire. She apparently was fixing the tire when she was attacked. The suspect had gone to assist McKenzie with the tire, Radosevich said.
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Why did yesterday an article state that she possibly recognized and knew her attacker. WTF? This article whent out of the way to state more than once that she did not know her attacker. Wierd
This is your typical( And don't call me racist--It is like the Islam situation) description of a perpetrator in Southen California.
That physical description--Hispanic male, 5 feet, 10 inches tall, 175 to 180 pounds, in his mid-to-late 20s, and without facial hair--probably fits half the population of New Mexico.
Sadly, it appears you were correct with your post the other day.
Dendahl aide may recognize attacker (NM GOP Candidate for Governor's aide beaten - on respirator)
Yes, thank you. Wonder what's up with that?
Actually, they're usually about 5' 8".
Nancy Pelosi Must Resign, Immediately!
Why would she? Including that sentence indicates she may have known him.
From the other story... thats why.
Early Thursday, Dendahl said McKenzie had said she recognized her attacker. Later, he said it's not clear if that's the case.
"I don't know whether she knew the attacker or not," he said.
I went to Bernalillo High School in the 80's. That's where I learned to fight. Every day was very nearly a fight to the death for me, a big white guy. I have no fear of being in 'general population' in prison after my years there.... They cut my friend's eyes out ferchrissakes!
A Bernalillo police news release describes McKenzie's attacker as a Hispanic male, 5 feet, 10 inches tall, 175 to 180 pounds, in his mid-to-late 20s, and without facial hair.
That's 30% of the population of Bernalillo!
I have no doubt she was beaten 'cuz she was WITWP (White In The Wrong Place)....
Dealing with juvenile gang members hasn't gotten any better since then. And now Richardson's liberal appointees are trying to make them "all just get along."
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