The Latest: Officer Regrets ‘Lunatic’ Remark Before Killing

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- The Latest on the trial of two former Albuquerque police officers charged in the shooting death of a homeless man (all times local): 12:30 p.m. A retired Albuquerque police detective says he regrets calling a mentally ill homeless camper a "lunatic" and saying he would use a stun gun on him about 90 minutes before he and another officer fatally shot the man. Keith Sandy, who left the force after the 2014 shooting, testified Wednesday during his trial. He and former Officer Dominique Perez have been charged with second-degree murder in the death of James Boyd, who was camping illegally in the foothills of the city's Sandia Mountains. Authorities say Boyd pulled two knives on officers responding to reports of his presence and the encounter escalated into an hourslong standoff that ended with Boyd's fatal shooting. Special prosecutor Randi McGinn has faulted officers for acting recklessly.