In my career as a peace officer, sheriff, author and speaker I have often spoken on the importance of freedom and liberty, but very rarely have I had the powerful and meaningful experience of helping to restore liberty to another person. I think I’ve had that opportunity two or three times at most. Well, it happened again just a couple of days ago.
Do you remember the Chief of Police from New Mexico who was fired and his entire police force terminated the very day he returned home from the CSPOA conference in January of this year? We wrote about it in our newsletter following the event, and since that time he and his family have had a difficult road indeed.
Only two weeks ago he was arrested for “rape, extortion, and kidnapping.” We cannot delve too deeply into all the charges right now, but suffice it to say that several of us have examined the complaint as written by the supposed victim and it is obvious the elements of the crimes she alleges against Chief Harger are entirely non-existent.
Very soon after I attracted media attention by standing up to the Feds on the Brady Bill issue back in the early 90’s, a woman came forward and accused me on completely false charges of sexual misconduct. It seems to be just one of those games people play; they see somebody on the ropes and think, “Hey, I can take advantage of this situation!”
Chief Harger was being held on $250,000 bail. After reviewing the case and the grand jury indictment, we were moved to protect and defend this good man and his family. Moreover, we were more than a little concerned about Chief Harger’s safety and treatment while in jail. So we moved heaven and earth to get him out!
The CSPOA and Oath Keepers combined our resources to post a bail bond of $25,000 for our friend and member in good standing, Shane Harger.
Chief Harger and his wife called us last night to thank us for saving them and for having their backs. It was a very touching and emotional conversation. We do have his back and we knew that each of you would have ours for what we did. We believe Chief Harger and his wife will win this battle and then be able to repay the CSPOA and Oath Keepers. We’ll then be able to “pay it forward” again to someone else; perhaps you or your family.
In addition to the $25,000 for the bail bond, we would like to pay an additional $20,000 owed to his lawyer. We have created a special fund for Sheriff Harger, and he would deeply appreciate your donation of whatever amount you can give. Please use the link below to visit the cspoa web site where you will find donation options.
Chief Harger Defense Fund
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Harger’s attorney issued a statement Thursday to address the charges:
“Mr. Harger is innocent of these charges and that will be proven as this case moves forward. This is yet another instance where police officers must be forever vigilant when they take people into custody. The fact that the alleged victim in this case did not testify before the grand jury panel is telling about her own credibility.”
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Do you want the skinney on this? Jemez was taken over by a bunch of out of control backwoods hillbillies. The bigmouth state cop says that he does not know why the car was stopped. That is a load of it. The little gem was in a car with individuals who had just bought heroin and the confidential informant with them was witness to the buy and the fact that the crack head who started this had bought heroin and were in possession of syringes. They were stopped because it was part of the sting operation. That car was coming back to the village with heroin in it and the chief was waiting for it. The so called victim’s boyfriend was indicted for the narcotics and all of the sudden weeks later this allegation is made. The funny thing is that during a village meeting this so called victim thanked the chief for helping her and apologized for her conduct. John M. and the mayor stabbed this man in the back. Every drug dealer and burglar was put in jail in a matter of weeks by this man and it caused a lot of pressure on people who knew these criminals to make the heat go away so that their little village could go back to being a meth lab and crime haven without the seeing eye of a police department. That little bar is major hub for narcotics between Los Alamos and Albuquerque. Every criminal that was up to no good cried and complained about the laws being enforced including the secretary who likes to grow pot.
The chief got into a tiff with the sheriff who did a favor for his TSA buddy by taking the Chief’s commission away. It was evident that the sheriff was pissed off that Harger didn’t take it and stood up for himself. It is no coincidence that the ink was not even dry on the indictment, and they go arrest the guy. I am sure they could have let him turn himself in but a few evil vindictive people wanted payback. It is no coincidence that the two heads of the departments responsible are friends who have ties to some pretty shady deals from a few years back and this is why this happened so viciously. This is how the corrupt try to avoid lawsuits and shut people up.
Ask the village where their evidence is and why they would lose evidence coincidentally.
This whole thing stinks to the highest heaven and will play out in the sheriffs election.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you. I am so in agreement with you. This is one of the most corrupt towns there is. I was at those meetings and I member this sweet heart of a gal standing there. What a piece of – – – – . This whole scenario has been so washed over and the village council is so crooked, I’m not surprised at what they have done to this man. They will stop at nothing to protect their drug using drunk kids. Jemez Springs welcomes drug dealers with open arms. And the Los Ojos, it’s a joke. There have been certain nights in the past when one individual would come in and have dinner. And of course, during that dinner, one user after another would show up as well. It was DRUG night. Hooray !!! And nothing was ever done about it and it still goes on. They don’t want a cop who is willing to clean up the town. He would take the money out of their fat wallets.
Again, thank you so much for standing up on this issue. We all know Harger is innocent. But these dirty no good scumbags want to take him down to keep them selves above the law. And in the meantime, we’re stuck with meth labs and thieves.
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No thanks necessary. This has been going on too long. Burglaries, robberies, and drug sales in what is supposed to be a tourist area. Harger exposed this nonsense and the corrupt town council was more worried about revenue and what it would do to tourism. Well, what would it do to tourism if some tourist was raped and robbed at a hot spring or if they were car jacked. Not only this, but the people who run this cess pool are related to these criminals and they know exactly what they are doing. As a matter of fact this little crack head who made these false allegations against harger is one of them. Her father is a retired police officer who is pushing politically for this BS. I find it funny that this woman sent the village town insurance company a letter requesting $250,000 before anything else. Talk about extortion. You are exactly right about what goes on inside Los Ojos. John M. walks around like he runs the town and sits in that place letting the drug sales go in right in front of him. They are all involved. Naham comes in and you can see the place go crazy. One comes in and goes outside then they all follow. That or into the bathroom. The bar tenders are involved too.
I remember when Robert Carr pushed the chief then drove off nearly wrecking into a tree with a child in the car. The chief still treated him with respect. They all forget about that. All they care about is making money and being allowed to do whatever they want without anyone stopping them. The Sherriff Doug Wood knows all about this.
This is the reason Harger is being buried. The Sherriff allows all of this to go on. Sheriff Doug Wood did not like that Harger was cleaning the place up and when Harger fought back over the TSA attacking him, that was all Wood needed to kick Harger out of his little village for making waves. This was no coincidence. It was too suspicious how everyone turned on the chief as soon as their family members started getting arrested for very ugly crimes. Robbery, Burglary, Selling drugs, Child porn, and the list goes on. People need to know the truth and people need to know not to re-elect a sheriff who vindictively goes after those who do not stand for corruption. This is all true. Wood met with many people in the village council and he made the mistake of saying things he shouldn’t have before it exploded in his face. He must not know that in small villages like this EVERYONE talks.
Shane, if you are reading this subpoena everyone who was at the village meeting the day of your evaluation when the mayor was on vacation. Then subpoena everyone who was at the meetings after that TSA agent called doug wood to retaliate on you.
Good luck. These people all belong in jail.
If you want your family to be safe, stay away from Jemez Springs.
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It’s heartening to know that I don’t stand alone on this mess. That council is one of the most corrupt bunch there is. I know about J.M. I live in the village. Don’t know if you were there or not at the meeting where the council stabbed Shane Harger in the back to the point of firing him. And they read off some absolute contrived letter from someone we have no idea about and they were giving that reason for firing him. B.S. And most of the people in there bought it. And after that display of arrogant authority, they all patted each other on the back for their superior way of “taking care of us”. And then gave J.M. an award because he is such a wonderful man. Made me sick. I absolutely can’t stand it there anymore. I’m just kind of stuck right now and am praying that I can get away from there. Half the employees of the village are drug users. And it all seems just fine with the brain dead of this community. That town loves druggies. Someone must benefit from it more than I know. The bar is a junkie haven. Remember when it was actually fun to go in and talk to the locals. When it was a cowboy bar. Now it’s a biker bar. Well, most locals are no longer going in there as most of us are no longer a part of the new scene. I’m sending out prayers for Shane that he can be vindicated of this travesty.