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Resident reports two attacks on his car, asks commissioners to consider tougher penalties and raises concerns about registered SVPs near schools
Summary
During public comment at the Pueblo County BOCC meeting, resident Albus (Elvis) Martinez reported two attacks on his vehicle, said he filed police reports and urged tougher penalties; he also raised concerns about registered sexually violent predators living near local schools.
At the April 22 Pueblo County Board of County Commissioners meeting, resident Albus “Elvis” Martinez used the public comment period to report a recent series of attacks on his vehicle and to ask county leaders to consider stronger penalties for politically motivated vandalism and to review housing of registered sexually violent predators (SVPs) near local schools.
Martinez told commissioners his car was struck with two large bricks at about 9:22 p.m. on a Sunday, and said this was the second attack on his vehicle following an earlier incident in which his tires were slashed in March. He said he filed a police report and is awaiting video footage from an apartment manager; Martinez told the board he has video without audio and that an ethics complaint he mentioned against an individual was dismissed prior to the March incident.
Martinez also said that several registered SVPs live near local schools and a nursing facility and asked the county to consider what actions could be taken. He named Irving Elementary School, Parkview Elementary School and Eva Baca Elementary as locations where he said SVPs are living nearby and said the principals were aware; he also said two registered SVPs live at a nursing home near the VA facility in the Dogpatch area. Martinez characterized the attacks as politically motivated and urged tougher penalties for the perpetrators.
Members of the Board of County Commissioners expressed sympathy and said they would look into his concerns. Commissioners noted frustration with vandalism and political violence and encouraged civic engagement as a remedy; they did not announce any immediate policy changes, investigations or ordinance drafts in response to the comments during the meeting.
Martinez’s assertions about who was responsible for the incidents and his claims regarding specific individuals and organizations were reported to the board as his statements. The board did not verify those claims in the meeting record, and no legal findings or formal actions were presented in the transcript.
