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Ashley Shaw Of Los Alamos Transported From Tennessee To Face Meth Trafficking Charges

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COURT News:
 
Ashley Shaw, 32, of Los Alamos is facing two charges in Los Alamos Magistrate Court of trafficking methamphetamine for allegedly selling .8 grams of the drug in October and .6 grams in January to confidential informants for the Los Alamos Police Department.
 

Court documents indicate that an affidavit for an arrest warrant was filed in March by Det. Ryan Wolking on the grounds that Shaw was a flight risk as Shaw had announced her intention to relocate to Tennessee and because the spreading of methamphetamine poses a danger in the community.

Judge Pat Casados extended that Read More

Man Wields Axe At Drivers On San Ildefonso Road

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By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post
maire@ladailypost.com
 

Jerry Ray Chase, 24, of Los Alamos faces a June 15 preliminary hearing in Los Alamos Magistrate Court on two charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one charge of possession of drug paraphernalia in connection with his May 14 arrest by Los Alamos Police Department.

Court documents filed by Los Alamos Police Cpl. Jemuel Montoya indicate that a husband and wife in two separate vehicles had stopped on San Ildefonso Road when a third vehicle pulled up behind them. Two men in the vehicle began yelling profanities at Read More

Former Los Alamos Residents Elijah Meason And Aleah Stahl Back In District Court On Probation Violations

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By MAIRE O’NEILL

Los Alamos Daily Post

maire@ladailypost.com

 

Former Los Alamos residents Aleah Stahl and Elijah Meason were back in First Judicial District Court Monday for arraignments before Judge T. Glenn Ellington on probation violations related to charges filed by New Mexico State University Police and Mesilla Marshal’s Office.

 

Stahl and Meason were each charged with three counts of receiving stolen property ($2,500 to $20,000), four counts of receiving stolen property over $500, three counts of receiving stolen property over $250 and one count of conspiracy to commit Read More

Allen And Kirk Discuss Inspiration, Experience In Quest For Municipal Court Judgeship During Kiwanis Meeting

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Attorney Elizabeth Allen, a Democrat is running for municipal judge and spoke recently to Kiwanis members. Photo by Don Casperson
 
Municipal Judge Alan Kirk, a Republican, is running for reelection and spoke recently to Kiwanis members. Photo by Don Casperson
 
By CHARMIAN SCHALLER
Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos

The two candidates for municipal judge in Los Alamos, Elizabeth Allen, a Democrat, and Alan Kirk, a Republican and the incumbent, recently spoke at Kiwanis Club meeting.

Probate Judge Anne Nobile, a Democrat and unopposed candidate seeking re-election, also was invited

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Balderas: Convicted Offender Going Back To Jail For Visiting Elementary School

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Timothy O’Hara
 
AG News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Attorney General Hector Balderas announced Thursday that convicted sex offender and habitual probation violator Timothy O’Hara is going back to jail.
 
O’Hara was convicted of six counts of Sexual Exploitation of Children by Distribution in 2009, was found guilty of probation violations in 2015, and after he was released from prison in late 2017 Attorney General Balderas charged him with violating his probation yet again for visiting an elementary school, among other violations.
 
Second Judicial District Judge Jewell agreed
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Letter To The Editor: Support For Judge Shaffer

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By SANJAY BHAKTA
Former NM Deputy State Auditor
 
Judge Greg Shaffer was the legal team lead on a project that profoundly improved governmental accountability in New Mexico.
 
He drafted Executive Order 2013-06, which requires local governments to have a current audit and sound internal controls before they can receive capital outlay grants from the State. As a result, the number of political subdivisions without timely audits has sharply declined.
 
To accomplish its purpose and avoid legal challenge or political pushback, the Executive Order had to be both legally and
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Letter To The Editor: Keep District Court Judge Greg Shaffer … We Need His Sense Of Responsibility

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By Attorney Christopher L. Graeser
Santa Fe

I support District Court Judge Greg Shaffer because of his sense of responsibility. In New Mexico appointed judges must immediately run in a partisan election. It is not unheard of for appointed judges to focus on campaigning rather than doing their job. Not so with Greg. He kept the trial settings of the cases he inherited and has worked tirelessly to demonstrate through his work that he is a judge we should keep.

As I write this, he is presiding over a 5-day jury trial in Tierra Amarilla. I asked him why he did not move the trial until after the election. His Read More

Judicial Candidates Make Case At League Forum

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District Court judicial candidates answer questions from the audience during the League of Women Voters forum Wednesday evening at Fuller Lodge. From left, Gregory S. Shaffer, Donna Bevacqua-Young, Maria E. Sanchez-Gagne and Jerry Archuleta. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
District Court judicial candidates at the League of Women Voters forum Wednesday evening at Fuller Lodge. From left, Gregory S. Shaffer, Donna Bevacqua-Young, Maria E. Sanchez-Gagne and Jerry Archuleta. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily
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Michael Daddio Arrested Twice In Albuquerque Since Los Alamos Residential Burglary

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Michael Genarro Daddio
 
By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post

Use of a Los Alamos man’s passport taken during an April 10 burglary of a Rim Road residence has led to four counts of identity theft for Michael Genarro Daddio, 34, of Albuquerque.

According to documents filed by Det. Ryan Wolking in Los Alamos Magistrate Court, Cpl. David Boe and Cpl. Gabriel Nieto went to the residence at around 5:30 p.m., April 10 in response to a report of a burglary. One of the victims said when he arrived home he found a door to his garage partially open. A backpack and pillowcase from Read More

District Judge Ponders Sheriff Duties Issue Following Hour-Long Hearing

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Los Alamos County Sheriff Marco Lucero arrives at the Los Alamos Justice Center Thursday morning with his attorney Blair Dunn, right, and Cibola County Undersheriff Michael Munk, left, for a hearing before First Judicial District Judge Francis J. Mathew. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
 
Los Alamos County Assistant Attorney Kathryn Thwaits chats with County Council Chair David Izraelevitz, center, and County Attorney Alvin Leaphart prior to Thursday’s hearing. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
 
By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily
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