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"The man who died in a recent officer-involved shooting in the foothills had a lengthy criminal history, according to police.James Boyd, 38, sometimes used box cutters, knives and his fists to attack people, including officers, according police reports. He often said he was on a secret mission and on assignment for former President Gerald Ford.Boyd has also been in and out of the Bernalillo and Dona Ana county jails. \u00A0CLICK HERE to see all of Boyd's mugshotsIn 2009 he got into a fight outside a homeless shelter in downtown Albuquerque and cut a man in the face with a box cutter.In 2010 staffers at the downtown library called police and said Boyd was a frequent visitor that was scaring people at the library. They said he told people he is God. When police tried to arrest him, he punched an officer in the face, breaking her nose.Police found a knife and razor blade in his waistband during the 2010 incident.VIDEO:\u00A0James Boyd had long criminal historyThat same year police arrested Boyd after he tried to get on a military base. He said he was on a mission from Ford and that the former president was the only one who knew his true identity.Boyd\u2019s criminal history includes more than those three incidents.In addition to spending time at the Metropolitan Detention Center, police reports indicate he had been transported to University of New Mexico\u2019s mental health facility as well. \u00A0"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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