Deputy DA Kent Wahlquist Argues Pretrial Detention In Murder Of Edgewood Gas Station Attendant

First Judicial District Attorney’s Office staff at dangerousness hearings Tuesday in Chief Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer’s courtroom in Santa Fe for defendants accused of planning an armed robbery Feb. 11 at an Edgewood gas station, from left, Kent Wahlquist, Jonn Osborn and Ihsan Ahmed. Wahlquist handles the majority of Los Alamos District Court cases. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

First Judicial District Deputy District Attorney Kent Wahlquist speaks to Court Bailiff Steve Bing outside Chief Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer’s courtroom Tuesday in Santa Fe prior to arguing for pretrial detention for four of six people charged in the Feb. 11 murder of Michael Pelkey, 62, at an Edgewood gas station. Wahlquist was also before Judge T. Glenn Ellington earlier in the day with two others accused in the case. In Court Tuesday were Daniel J. Gonzales, Donald Gregory, Morgan Ramirez, Misty Navarez, Eileen Sandoval and Veronica Martinez. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

A Santa Fe County Sheriff’s deputy escorts plaintiff Misty Navarez to her seat Tuesday in the Chief Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer’s courtroom in Santa Fe. Nevarez is one of seven people accused of planning an armed robbery that ended with the death of Edgewood gas station clerk Michael Pelkey. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Santa Fe County Sheriff’s deputies prepare to remand Donald Gregory, left, and Daniel J. Gonzales into custody Tuesday after Chief Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer found there were no conditions of pre-trial release that would reasonably protect the safety of the community. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Deputy District Attorneys Kent Wahlquist, left, and Ihsan Ahmed confer between dangerousness hearings Tuesday in First Judicial Court. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Morgan Ramirez confers with her attorney prior to a hearing on a motion for pre-trial detention Tuesday in First Judicial District Court in Santa Fe. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Search
LOS ALAMOS

ladailypost.com website support locally by OviNuppi Systems