Courts

Letter To The Editor: Time For A Qualified Judge

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By JON DOORN
Los Alamos High School Senior

I strongly encourage Los Alamos Voters to vote for Elizabeth Allen as municipal court judge. She is the only candidate that has law credentials, and she has plenty of experience involving what the municipal court handles. She has been running her own law firm for over 10 years and has shown her commitment to our community through her involvement in the Los Alamos Teen Court.

I first met Elizabeth three years ago when I joined the Los Alamos Teen Court as a freshman. For readers who are not familiar with Teen Court, it is a system where teens who commit misdemeanors Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: Sept. 27 To Oct. 9, 2018

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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.

EMILIO LUJAN-DELAFUENTE

Sept. 27 at 5:16 p.m. / Police arrested Emilio Lujan-Delafuente, 29, of Pojoaque at 2500 Trinity Dr. on an outstanding District Court warrant.

 

 

 

ANDREA R. RIVERA

Oct. 2 at 3:21 p.m. / Police arrested Andrea R. Rivera, 31, of Los Alamos at 2500 Trinity Dr. on an outstanding District Court warrant.

 

 

PEDRO SANCHEZ

Oct. 2 at 6:45 Read More

FBI: Peter John Zayas Sentenced To 15 Years

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FBI News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Senior U.S. District Judge Robert C. Brack sentenced Peter John Zayas, 33, Tuesday in Federal Court in Las Cruces, to 15 years of imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release for his conviction on a child abuse resulting in great bodily harm charge.
 
Zayas’ conviction arose out of conduct occurring between August 2007 and October 2007, resulting in the death of his 2-month-old daughter. Judge Brack sentenced Zayas based on a guilty plea entered Feb. 19, 2014. Judge Brack sentenced his wife Sophia Zayas, Sept. 27, 2018, to 15 years of imprisonment
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Letter To The Editor: Please Vote For Judge Alan Kirk!

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By MORRIS PONGRATZ
Los Alamos County Council
 
I urge the voters of Los Alamos County to re-elect Judge Alan Kirk. Alan is seeking his sixth four-year term as Municipal Judge. Alan has lived in Los Alamos for 60 years and served as Los Alamos Police Chief before becoming a judge. Many times, the voters of Los Alamos have endorsed Alan for his outstanding service to our community.
 
Others have also recognized Alan’s judgement and vision. The New Mexico Supreme Court appointed him to the State Judicial Information Oversight Board and to the Chief Judges Council, which has representation
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Los Alamos Police Blotter: Sept. 22 To Sept. 25, 2018

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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.

TOMAS R. MEDINA Sept. 22 at 9:29 p.m. / Police arrested Tomas R. Medina, 29, on Canyon Road and charged him with battery against a household member. (Police booking photo unavailable).

AUSTIN LEE COX

Sept. 22 at 10:14 p.m. / Police arrested Austin Lee Cox, 25, of Los Alamos on Diamond Drive on an outstanding Magistrate Court warrant and charged him with indecent exposure.

 

JESUS Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: Sept. 12 To Sept. 18, 2018

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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.

KENNETH MARTINEZ

Sept. 12 at 5:24 p.m. / Police arrested Kenneth Martinez, 29, of Espanola at Pajarito Road and MM7 on an outstanding warrant from another jurisdiction.

 

 

ANGELA VALDEZ

Sept. 12 at 9:39 p.m. / Police arrested Angela Valdez, 54, of Los Alamos on Short Drive and charged her with DWI and driving without the lights on her vehicle.

 

LARRY LUKE MANZANARES Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: Sept. 8 To Sept. 11, 2018

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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.

JONATHAN M. WILKE

Sept. 8 at 5:09 p.m. / Police arrested Jonathan M. Wilke, 38, of Los Alamos on 42nd Street on an outstanding warrant from another jurisdiction.

 

 

ALVARO F. ROMERO

Sept. 8 at 9:14 p.m. / Police arrested Alvaro F. Romero, 41, of Chimayo on Diamond Drive and Eniwetok and charged him with DWI, driving with an open container of alcohol and driving on a suspended Read More

Letter To The Editor: Setting The Record Straight

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By JAMES E. RICKMAN
Los Alamos

I appreciated the story (link) in the Los Alamos Daily Post about the League of Women Voters forum for magistrate judge candidates. However, I believe the reporter misconstrued a statement that was attributed to me and I would like to take the opportunity to correct the record.

After I had stated my belief that victims should be made whole to the extent possible after a crime and that courts should work toward restorative justice, a gentleman in the audience asked whether the candidates favored alternatives to jail time, particularly for youthful offenders.
 
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Heinrich On Kavanaugh Confirmation

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after voting against the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve on the Supreme Court.

Sen. Heinrich spoke in opposition to Judge Kavanaugh in a speech delivered Thursday on the Senate Floor.

“By making nominations to the highest court–perhaps the most consequential votes we take as senators–subject to only a simple-majority vote, Republicans rigged the system to made it possible for the most extreme nominees Read More

FBI: Former U.S. Border Patrol Agent Pleads Guilty

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FBI News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Jason Christopher Davis, 46, of Las Cruces, pled guilty Wednesday in Federal Court to a child pornography charge.
 
Davis entered the guilty plea under a plea agreement that recommends a 15-year prison sentence followed by 20 years of supervised release. Davis will also be required to register as a sex offender.
 
Davis was arrested in May 2018, on a criminal complaint charging him with receiving child pornography in April 2018, in Dona Ana County. According to the complaint, the Las Cruces Police Department executed a search warrant on an email account
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