Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon at 100 Yale Boulevard
On Aug.12, near the construction site for the new PAIS building on the University of New Mexico main campus, a man in a black Ford Focus attempted to run over a construction worker and then threatened him with a knife.
The altercation began when the suspect drove past the PAIS construction site and yelled a racist remark at the workers, according to a police report provided by UNM Police Department.
“F*** you Mexicans,” the driver shouted out of his rolled-down, passenger side window. The suspect then turned onto Yale Boulevard before he was stopped at the intersection of Yale Blvd. and Central Avenue by a red light.
Construction worker Christopher Martinez then approached the suspect’s vehicle while it was at the stoplight to obtain a photo on the license plate. Martinez said that he had intentions of reporting the incident to the police, according to the police report.
While Martinez was behind the vehicle, the suspect placed his Ford Focus in reverse and accelerated the vehicle towards Martinez. Martinez jumped to the sidewalk and avoided being hit by the vehicle. Security camera footage confirmed the event according to the report.
After that, the suspect got out of his car and began to chase Martinez toward the PAIS construction site where he threatened Martinez with a knife.
“I know you get off at 3:30,” said the suspect before leaving the construction site according to the police report. “I’ll be back for you then.”
The suspect never returned to the PAIS construction site.
Aggravated Assault at Student Union Building
An unidentified suspect threatened a UNM student with a knife at the northside of the Student Union Building around 7 p.m. on Aug. 15.
The student was attempting the enter the SUB, but was unaware it was closed. He then observed the suspect attempt to also enter the building according to the police .
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The suspect noticed the student watching him and shouted at him.
“I’m trying to urinate,” the suspect said. “Why are you watching me?”
The suspect then pulled out a pocket knife and approached the student in an “aggressive manner” causing the student to step back out of fear for his life, according to the report. The suspect then began to walk away.
“F*** you, f*** you, you need to die,” the student yelled at the suspect as he walked away causing the suspect to walk back towards the student as stated in the report.
The suspect grabbed the student by the wrist and waved the pocket knife close to the student. The student then began to apologize to the suspect. The student was then released by the suspect.
A Lobo alert on the incident was sent out at around 8 p.m. on Aug. 15.