More than two years after a woman came forward alleging a former University of New Mexico men’s basketball player she had been dating had physically abused her, a prosecutorial mistake discovered ahead of his trial led to this case being dismissed this week in an Albuquerque court room.
J.J. Caldwell, the 24-year-old former Lobo point guard, was suspended from the team in December 2019 by then-coach Paul Weir and hasn’t played college basketball since. He was back in Albuquerque from his home in Texas for the trial, which was to start Monday in Metro Court. The Albuquerque woman who accused Caldwell of having hit her on more than one occasion was also prepared to testify.