Governor, Mexicans Threatened By Woman Calling From State Office
The Associated Press
SANTA FE — A woman used a phone at a state office here to threaten Gov. Bill Richardson, other politicians and Mexicans, state police said.
The woman walked into the state Transportation Department's main office Thursday afternoon and asked to use the phone, said Department of Public Safety spokesman Peter Olson.
She called the state Office of Homeland Security and, referring to politicians, threatened to "line them up, Bill first, and get rid of them one by one," Olson said.
State police said they had a videotape of the woman and are seeking her for questioning.
The woman repeatedly said she would "get a gun to shoot Mexicans" and that the next time a Mexican violated her rights, she would "shoot them," authorities said.
She referred to immigration policies and used racial slurs against Mexicans throughout the call, they said.
DPS Secretary John Denko said the call "represents another example of the increasing number of threats made against Governor Richardson since he assumed office in January of 2003. All security precautions will be taken to ensure his safety."
A spokesman for the governor refused to comment.
State police had evacuated the Capitol in January to investigate a suspicious package in the building's parking garage. Richardson wasn't in the building, but the package was considered a threat directed at the governor, Denko said at the time.
Olson could not immediately say what the investigation into that package found.
Employees of the Office of Homeland Security were sent home early Thursday afternoon because of the call. The office reopened Friday.
Olson said Homeland Security knew the call came from a Transportation Department telephone because an internal system identifies state telephone numbers to other departments. However, he said the woman left before anyone could get there.
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