Former New Mexico deputy that tased student is sentenced

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Jeremy Barnes, a former Rio Arriba County Sheriff's Deputy who tased a special needs student in Espanola was sentenced to one month in prison Thursday. Police investigating shootings at homes of three Albuquerque elected officialsIn May 2019, Barnes tased a 15-year-old special needs student multiple times at Espanola Valley High School. At the time, Barnes was not properly certified as a law enforcement officer and was not current on training needed to carry a tase