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\"Thomas-Rodella\"<\/a>
Thomas R. Rodella<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ALBUQUERQUE<\/strong>\u2014The former Rio Arriba County sheriff was sentenced to 10 years in prison for beating a man during a road rage incident involving the sheriff’s personal vehicle, according to officials<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, U.S. District Court Judge James O. Browning sentenced Thomas “Tommy” Rodella,<\/strong> 53, \u00a0for his conviction on criminal civil rights and firearms charge, deprivation of rights conviction and brandishing a firearm while committing the civil rights offense.<\/p>\n

Rodella will be on supervised release for three years after completing his prison sentence. Rodella also was ordered to pay a $200,000.00 fine, officials said.<\/p>\n

On Sept. 26, 2014, a federal jury found Rodella guilty of the crimes, officials said.<\/p>\n

Rodella was the Sheriff of Rio Arriba County when the jury returned its guilty verdict. He resigned from his position as Sheriff on Sept. 29, 2014.
\nOn June 2014, a local ABC TV affiliate interviewed the victim:<\/p>\n