State cop; incompetent or corrupt?

A NM State Police Officer says Sandoval County Sheriff John Paul Trujillo was speeding, tailgating, and ran a red light, link.

Trujillo denies it.

It would appear that someone is either incompetent or lying.

If you take Trujillo's word for it, then the State Cop that began the chase is either incompetent, can't tell 80 mph from 55, or he is corrupt; just making the whole thing up.

If you take the cop's word, Trujillo is corrupt; abusing his power and the trust placed in him by Sandoval County voters.

This isn't Trujillo's first rodeo. According to KOB TV; link,

In 2006 a Bernalillo police officer says he found Trujillo parked in his sheriff’s vehicle with a strange woman hiding in the backseat. The officer clams the SUV was rocking, and when he approached Trujillo was pulling his pants back on. Sheriff Trujillo denied it all ..."

It looks like the whole thing will be swept under the carpet. Rather than vindicating one of its own Officers, the State Police are dropping the matter.

State Police Lt Eric Garcia says Trujillo will not be cited based on his statement that he was responding to a motor vehicle crash; a crash that happened 12 hours earlier.

And, the appearance of impropriety shakes the faith of people in their government. There is no where to file a complaint; no where to cause an investigation that will end the career of a corrupt or incompetent State Police Officer, or a corrupt County Sheriff.

The winner; a law enforcement officer who will not be held accountable for his corruption and/or incompetence.

The losers, the people and good cops everywhere.