Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Diego Robles Arellano
Gender : Male
Age : 21
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 05/01/2021
Location : I-25 and Roy Avenue
City : Albuquerque
County : Bernalillo
State : New Mexico
Agency : Cuba Police Department
Officer(s) :Officer Brandon Roybal Barber
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by intoxicated officer
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On May 1, 2021, Cuba Police Officer Brandon Roybal Barber allegedly drove a black Ford F-150 pickup truck in the wrong direction on Interstate 25 near Roy Avenue in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Barber's vehicle collided with a black GMC Yukon, killing two occupants. Barber was charged with three counts of vehicular homicide, aggravated DWI, and possession of an open container.
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Brandon Roybal Barber, a former probationary officer with the Cuba Police Department, was charged and convicted for the fatal incident on May 1, 2021. He pleaded guilty to two counts of vehicular homicide while intoxicated, one count of great bodily harm by vehicle while driving under the influence, and one count of driving with an open container. In March 2023, he was sentenced to 26 years in prison, with five years of probation.
