ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A once-powerful New Mexico lawmaker now facing trial, accused of stealing millions of dollars from Albuquerque Public Schools, has opened a new legal battle. Sheryl Williams Stapleton is suing the Albuquerque Police Department, claiming the SWAT team damaged her home when arresting her son.

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It was the end of an intense standoff with APD SWAT inside the home of former state lawmaker Sheryl Williams Stapleton. In March 202

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