Courts

DA Serna Announces Two Vehicular Homicide Defendants Sentenced To 12 Years And 8 Years In Prison

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Yvonne Martinez sentenced to 12 years in prison.
 
NMSP News:
 
SANTA FE ― First Judicial District Attorney Marco Serna announced April 10 the sentences for two Vehicular Homicide defendants.
 
Yvonne Martinez pleaded guilty to Homicide by Vehicle (DUI) for a July 1, 2016 incidentand was sentenced to 12 years in prison and the court found that it was a Serious Violent Offense based on prior history and level of intoxication (.20).
 
Kasey Weaver sentenced to 8 years in prison.
 
Kasey Weaver was convicted by jury trial of Vehicular Homicide (DUI) for an incident that
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Los Alamos Police Blotter: April 5 To April 6, 2019

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LAPD News:

The following information is provided by the Los Alamos Police Department.

Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges filed against them.

LARISSA CANO

April 5 at 1:33 p.m. / Police arrested Larissa Cano, 23, of Chama on an outstanding warrant from another jurisdiction.

 

 

OSCAR A. DUARTE-FIERRO

April 6 at 4:15 p.m. / Police arrested Oscar A. Duarte-Fierro, 25, of Los Alamos in Rio Arriba County on an outstanding Magistrate Court warrant. Read More

Breadsprings Man Arrested On Federal Murder Charge

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FBI News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Troy Livingston, 18, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Breadsprings, N.M., made his initial appearance in Federal Court in Albuquerque, Monday morning on a criminal complaint charging him with murdering a Navajo woman with malice aforethought.  
 
Livingston remains in custody pending a preliminary hearing and detention hearing.
 
The criminal complaint alleges that Livingston beat the victim to death with a flashlight and his feet at a residence April 6 in Breadsprings in the Navajo Indian Reservation. According to the
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Second Chance Measure Signed Into Law

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NMDP News:
 
SANTA FE ― Thursday, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the Criminal Record Expungement Act into law. House Bill 370, sponsored by Rep. Antonio “Moe” Maestas (D-Albuquerque), would allow certain individuals to petition the court to remove their criminal record from public view.
 
This will allow people, years removed from their last arrest, the opportunity to get a job or a better job.
 
Under House Bill 370, expungement will not be granted to a person who was convicted of homicide, an offense against a child, an offense that caused great bodily harm, a sex offense,
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FBI: Navajo Man Gets 51 Months Imprisonment

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FBI News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― A federal judge in Albuquerque has sentenced Thomas M. Navaho, 26 to 51 months of imprisonment based on his previously entered guilty plea to an assault charge.
 
Navaho, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Shiprock, was convicted of assaulting a Navajo man April 27, 2018, on the Navajo Indian Reservation in San Juan County. Court documents reflect that Navaho punched, kicked, choked and threatened to kill the victim because he believed the victim called the police regarding a fight Navaho previously had with another person.
 
The
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Los Alamos Police Blotter: March 28 To March 31, 2019

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LAPD News:

The following information is provided by the Los Alamos Police Department.

Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges filed against them.

JASON MICHAEL MIERA

March 28 at 10:47 a.m. / Police arrested Jason Michael Miera, 30, of Albuquerque on Central Avenue on an outstanding Magistrate Court warrant.

 

 

CARMEN GONZALES

March 29 at 4:54 p.m. / State Police arrested Carmen Gonzales, 34, of Chimayo on an outstanding Magistrate Court warrant.

 

 

KATIE E. PECOS

March 31 at 12:49 a.m. / Police arrested Read More

Los Alamos County Council Calls For Letters Of Interest To Fill Probate Judge Vacancy

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Probate Judge Anne Nobile

COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Council was informed March 15 that Probate Judge Anne Nobile would resign effective June 1, 2019. Nobile was elected to the position in the November 2018 General Election.  

The County Council is responsible for filling the vacancy left by Nobile’s resignation. Based on the past approach for appointment of a Probate Judge, Council has asked the County Manager to advertise for letters of interest, to be submitted to the Council for consideration. The successful applicant would finish Nobile’s term, which will end Dec. Read More

District Attorney Marco Serna Announces Second Degree Murder Conviction Of Christopher Owens

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Christopher Owens
 
STATE News:
 
SANTA FE ― Tuesday, First Judicial District Attorney Marco Serna announced the conviction of Christopher Owens for the brutal murder of Timothy Baca in Santa Fe during the Summer of 2017.
 
A Santa Fe jury has found Owens guilty of 2nd Degree Murder with a Firearm and Possession of a Controlled Substance.
 
“Combating violent crime in northern New Mexico remains our priority,” District Attorney Serna said. “This brazen, brutal crime shook the community and I will be asking the court to impose the maximum sentence.”
 
Owens faces a total
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Los Alamos Police Blotter: March 21 To March 26, 2019

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LAPD News:

The following information is provided by the Los Alamos Police Department.

Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges filed against them.

STEPHEN JAYMES MONTANO

March 21 at 3:33 p.m. / Police arrested Stephen Jaymes Montano, 23, of Grants at the Grants Police Department on an outstanding District Court warrant.

 

RENEE CHAVEZ

March 21 at 4:39 p.m. / Police arrested Renee Chavez, 36, of Santa Cruz in Albuquerque and charged her with the unlawful taking of a motor vehicle.

 

 

GUSTAVO SALAIZ

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Balderas On Filing Lawsuit Against Las Vegas Mayor

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Attorney General Hector Balderas
 
AG News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas has issued the following statement after the filing of a private lawsuit against Las Vegas, N.M. Mayor Tonita Gurule-Giron:
 
“These new allegations of public abuse are concerning, especially when my office is conducting an ongoing criminal investigation of Ms. Gurule-Giron.”
 
The Attorney General’s Office said Thursday that it is conducting a criminal investigation into Gurule-Giron. Two city councilors have recently filed a lawsuit against Gurule-Giron
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