Police union leader pleads not guilty to child abuse

The president of Albuquerque’s police union pleaded not guilty to child abuse and intimidation of a witness charges during her first appearance in court Saturday morning.

Stephanie Lopez, who has been released from jail after posting a $5,000 cash-only bond, entered the plea in an appearance in Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court.

She was arrested Thursday evening on two felony charges after she allegedly struck her 14-year-old daughter multiple times in the face, pulled her hair and threw her to the ground during an argument earlier in the week, according to a criminal complaint filed by a Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office detective.

She allegedly warned the girl not to say anything when she dropped her off at school on Wednesday morning, the day after the incident, according to the complaint.

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