City worker accuses supervisor of battery

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The alleged beating happened almost a year ago and still 38-year-old Mayan Armijo has a job with the City of Albuquerque.

Even after getting popped on a DWI charge back in September.

Armijo has just been charged for the alleged beating, which happened back in January.

Aaron Loggins, the alleged victim, was hoping city officials would do more about this.    

“He dropped his bags, punched me in the chest and grabbed me,” Loggins says.

Armijo was arrested while he was off duty in September for drunk driving.

He has worked with the city for more than 14 years.

He works at the Los Griegos Health and Social Services Center and manages others like the John Marshall Center, where Loggins works.

The city says while Armijo challenges his DWI charge in court, he is no longer allowed to drive city cars.

As for the alleged battery, the city says they already handled it.

They investigated the incident and gave Armijo a letter of instruction, which basically outlined his inappropriate actions and what his employer expects of him in the future.

“I think the distinction in their two perspectives was one of intent. In one instance it was a battery, in the other it was horsing around if you will,” says Vincent Yiermal, director of human resources.

Loggins says he thinks Armijo should be fired for his actions.

He says he has seen him around the workplace since the alleged battery took place.

A hearing is scheduled for Armijo's battery charge on January 17.