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Authorities cited an Albuquerque man in the shooting of a mother bear that came onto his foothills property with two cubs searching for food last month.

Brandon Mead, 36, is charged with negligent use of a deadly weapon and, in a separate case, causing a nuisance game animal problem in the Aug. 2 incident.

The second charge is for Mead allegedly not securing his garbage can and leaving a trash bag out, 鈥渃ausing a female bear and her cubs to frequent the area.鈥�

The bears were darted and removed by the New Mexico Department of Wildlife, according to court records. The mother bear had a graze wound from a bullet fired by Mead and was treated and relocated with one of the cubs. The other cub died after being tranquilized and falling from a tree.

An attorney for Mead could not be reached Saturday.

Mead is on pretrial release, with one of the conditions being 鈥渘o hunting, trapping, snaring or culling of wildlife/non-domesticated animal(s),鈥� according to court records.

The shooting came as bear-human encounters spiked across the state and region as officials say the drought has pushed the animals into populated areas searching for food and water.

The Department of Wildlife has captured and killed or relocated hundreds of bears after the animals killed livestock or repeatedly wandered into populated areas. Additionally, dozens of bears have been killed by property owners after being found breaking into homes or killing domesticated animals like chickens and goats.

At least three people have been attacked by bears in New Mexico this year, with one man killed by a bear in Crystal, near the Arizona border.

Department of Wildlife spokesperson Darren Vaughan said Mead is the only person charged for causing a nuisance game animal problem or shooting at a bear so far this year, the latter being filed due to Mead firing a weapon in the vicinity of homes.

鈥淥ur conservation officer had spoken with him approximately a week before the incident about bear鈥慳ware practices, including properly securing and or removing trash to reduce attractants,鈥� he said. 鈥淣otices had already been sent to homeowners in the area, advising them to remove attractants after bear sightings had increased throughout the summer."

On Aug. 2, the Bernalillo County Sheriff鈥檚 Office responded to reports of 鈥渁n armed subject鈥� in the 600 block of Roadrunner NE, northeast of Tramway and Paseo del Norte, according to a criminal complaint filed in Metropolitan Court. Deputies found Mead walking in an open area behind his home, and he told them he had been having issues with a mother bear and her cubs going through his trash 鈥渇or several weeks.鈥�

鈥淒espite knowing the bears were present in his backyard, he made the decision to leave the safety of his residence while armed with a rifle,鈥� the complaint states. 鈥淗e stated that his purpose in going outside was to defend himself.鈥�

Deputies said Mead told them he saw the mother bear at the base of a tree and it growled and swiped at his dog before he shot at it. A neighbor told deputies the bears had been in the neighborhood 鈥渇or some time鈥� and were often seen playing and didn鈥檛 appear aggressive.

She told deputies the neighborhood association required residents to keep trash secured in their garage and Mead did not follow those rules, the complaint states. The neighbor said she saw Mead exit his house holding a rifle and shoot at the bear, causing it to yelp.

Deputies said the neighbor told them the incident upset her and she yelled at Mead, who went back inside his house. Another neighbor told deputies that she heard from other neighbors that Mead sent a text message 鈥渋ndicating he planned to return home from work and shoot the bears.鈥�

Wildlife department officers came and darted the mother and cubs, leading one of the cubs to die from injuries sustained when it fell from a tree. The mother bear and other cub were relocated by the department.

Agency officers charged Mead for not securing his trash and causing 鈥渁 nuisance black bear problem,鈥� according to court records. 鈥淚n failing to secure his garbage, and by firing a shot at the bear and wounding it, Mr. Mead created a nuisance game animal problem.鈥�