05-02-2025
Former APD officer named in scheme now trains DWI officers for state of New Mexico
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – One of the latest Albuquerque police officers implicated in the DWI scheme is now in charge of training officers across the state on how to recognize drugged and drunk driving.
Timothy McCarson retired from the Albuquerque Police Department in 2022. Last week, the feds asked that he be added to the Bernalillo County District Attorney's Office's Giglio list, which classifies potential court testimony as unreliable.
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Tuesday, KRQE learned McCarson runs consulting firm, BRV Consulting, which holds a contract with the state to provide specific training to specialty officers, including members of DWI units.
We obtained his firm's contract awarded by the New Mexico Department of Transportation in September 2024. It shows McCarson's firm was set to receive $294,000 each year for the next four years—through fiscal year 2028. The total contract amounts to $1,176,000, which NMDOT said comes from federal funding.
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KRQE Investigative Reporter Ann Pierret asked NMDOT if there has been any discussion about ending the contract since McCarson is under federal investigation for his alleged role in the DWI Scheme. NMDOT spokesperson Kristine Bustos-Mihelcic said the department's Office of General Counsel is 'aware of the issue and is evaluating.'
Bustos-Mihelcic added that NMDOT Cabinet Secretary Ricky Serna is talking with Department of Public Safety Cabinet Secretary Jason Bowie about the matter.
No officers allegedly involved in the DWI scheme are facing charges at this time.
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