An old lawsuit that didn't receive media attention until now is a topic Democratic state Senate candidate Chris Ponce doesn't care to discuss.

De Richardson, then a lieutenant with the Silver City Police Department, sued the town in 2005. She claimed she was harassed by high-ranking officers, including Ponce, who was a captain and for a time interim chief of police.

Beyond that, Richardson in her federal complaint accused Ponce of malfeasance and criminal conduct.



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