A New Mexico chief of police published a video asking the public to speak out against the courts continuing to release a man who has allegedly committed many violent crimes.

Police Chief Jeremy Story of the Las Cruces Police Department said that Neal Garcia had committed dozens of crimes but was released because he was found incompetent to stand trial.

'I would argue that he poses a clear danger to the public and the community. And the people he is victimizing are people who are just working and trying to live their lives.'

"That means the cases were dismissed without any consequences, without treatment or resources," said Story in the three-minute video.

He listed the many incidents for which Garcia was arrested.

In 2022, Garcia allegedly threatened and punched a security guard after

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