Judge rejects Jason Wagner plea deal

Before prosecutor Jason Lidyard could finish reading the terms of the Jason Wagner plea deal agreed upon by defense attorney John Day and the prosecution, District Judge Ellington rejected all terms. The plea called for Wagner to resign from the Santa Fe Police Department, and reduce his three felony counts of time fraud to one misdemeanor of attempting to commit a crime of receive public money of services not rendered.

“I don’t think either side would have entered into this if they didn’t think it was in the best interest of justice,” defense attorney John Day said.