Ex-New Mexico officer acquitted in wife's death eyes license

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A former Albuquerque police officer acquitted of killing his wife in 2013 wants his law enforcement license back. KRQE-TV reports (https://goo.gl/zhVoN8) Levi Chavez told the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy that getting his law enforcement certification reinstated would help with his personal and professional goals. The former officer was fired in 2011 following his indictment in connection with the death of his wife, Tera Chavez. Two years later, jurors acquitted Chavez of murder following a trial that drew national attention. During the trial, jurors learned that Chavez had a number of affairs while an officer, including one with another police officer. Prosecutors had claimed he killed his wife to keep her from talking about insurance fraud tied to Chavez's truck. Chavez argued that he was only prosecuted because he was a law enforcement officer.