Courts

Karyne Archuleta Bound Over To District Court

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COURT News:

Karyne Archuleta, 54, of Espanola was bound over to First Judicial District Court Friday on a charge of embezzlement of more than $17,500 from her former employer, Annette Wyrauch, owner of Physical Therapy Plus in Los Alamos.

Magistrate Judge Matthew “Mateo” Page made the ruling in Los Alamos Magistrate following a lengthy preliminary hearing with Assistant District Attorney Kent Wahlquist and Archuleta’s attorney Michael Jones. Witnesses at the preliminary hearing Friday were case agent Los Alamos Police Det. Joey Robinson, Weyrauch and several physical therapists from Read More

Embezzlement Charge Against Amy Woods Dismissed

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

An embezzlement charge in Los Alamos Magistrate Court against Amy Woods of Los Alamos has been dismissed by Fifth Judicial District Attorney Kent Wahlquist.

The dismissal, filed Friday, states that Woods has been accepted into the Pre-Prosecution Division Program (PPDP) and notes that the state may refile the charge if she fails to successfully complete the program. The case was on the docket for a status hearing and Woods did not appear in person.

Woods was charged with embezzlement of $3,500 from the Los Alamos Council on Cancer. Read More

Jesse Currie Granted Conditional Discharge

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Jesse Currie arrives in Fifth Judicial District Feb. 19 for sentencing. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

 

By MAIRE O’NEILL

Los Alamos Daily Post

maire@ladailypost.com

Jessie Currie, 21, of Los Alamos was granted a conditional discharge and placed on three years of supervised probation by First Judicial District Judge T. Glenn Ellington Feb. 19 in Santa Fe.

Under the terms of a plea agreement, Currie agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit trafficking. He could have faced a maximum sentence of three years in prison and a $5,000 fine.

Judge Ellington asked Assistant Read More

White Rock Woman Arrested On Fraud, Forgery, ID Theft Charges

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Krysti Hernandez, 47, of White Rock is scheduled for a preliminary hearing March 23 in Los Alamos Magistrate Court on three charges of fraud, three charges of forgery and two charges of theft of identity.

Hernandez was arrested by Santa Fe Police Department Feb. 15 on an outstanding arrest requested Aug. 8 by Los Alamos Police Det. Ryan Wolking. Hernandez also has an outstanding warrant issued July 27 in another Los Alamos Magistrate Court case involving two counts of fraud.

In the current case, court documents indicate that Wolking received an email from the victims enclosing Read More

Medinger Under Arrest Warrant For Failure To Appear

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Los Alamos Magistrate Judge issued a warrant Friday for the arrest of Kevin Medinger, 32, of Los Alamos after he failed to appear in Court for a preliminary hearing on five felony counts in connection with the theft of a firearm and cash from a local residence.

 

Medinger is charged with aggravated burglary (armed after entering), larceny of a firearm $500 to $2,500, larceny over $500 to $2,500 ($600 cash), receiving stolen property and possession of a firearm by a felon.

 

According to court documents, the case was originally opened by Cpl. David Boe after he received Read More

New Mexico Supreme Court Ruling Clarifies Police Requirements In DWI Arrests

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NMSC News:
 
SANTA FE ― The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled Thursday that police must advise people arrested for drunken driving of their right to an independent blood-alcohol test but law enforcement has no obligation to help arrange for the test.
 
The unanimous decision by the state’s highest court overturned a 2015 ruling by the Court of Appeals that concluded state law required police officers to “meaningfully cooperate” with DWI arrestees who want to obtain a test to independently determine their blood alcohol concentration. Defendants could use the independent test results
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Los Alamos Police Blotter: Feb. 17 To Feb. 20, 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 against them.

ELI GARCIA

Feb. 17 at 11:44 a.m. / Police arrested Eli Garcia, 40, of Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo at 2500 Trinity Dr., on an outstanding Magistrate Court warrant.

 

 

MICHAEL JOHN GALLAGHER

Feb. 17 at 3:41 p.m. / Police arrested Michael John Gallagher, 39, of Valley Village, Calif., on East Road and charged him with DUI.

 

 

 

JUAN A. GOMEZ

Feb. 18 at 3:02 a.m. / Police arrested Read More

Attorney General Hector Balderas Statement Regarding Phil Griego Sentencing

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New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas
 
AG News:
 
SANTA FE ― Friday, New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas issued the following statement regarding the sentencing of Phil Griego:
 
“New Mexico has long been victimized by abuse and corruption and we will continue to fight on behalf of all New Mexicans. While we felt more accountability was in order, we respect the Court’s attention to this case, as well as its authority to decide the term of incarceration.”
 
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Santa Cruz Woman Sentenced In Local DUI Case

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By MAIRE O’NEILL

Los Alamos Daily Post

maire@ladailypost.com 

Christina Martinez, 38, of Santa Cruz was sentenced Feb. 5 in Los Alamos Municipal Court to 90 days in jail with 85 suspended, a year of supervised probation and a $500 fine after pleading guilty to a charge of driving under the influence.

She also was ordered to undergo a substance abuse assessment, perform 48 hours of community service and attend DWI school.

Martinez was arrested the morning of Nov. 8 by Los Alamos Police Cpl. Leandro Gallegos and charged with aggravated driving under the influence, driving on streets landed Read More

Kent Pegg Sentenced On DUI Charge

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By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post

 

Kent Pegg, 53, of Los Alamos was sentenced Feb. 5 in Los Alamos Municipal Court to 90 days in jail with 85 days suspended and placed on a year of supervised probation after pleading guilty to driving under the influence.

 

He also was ordered to pay a $500 fine, perform 48 hours of community service, place an interlock on his vehicle for a year, and pay $250 in court fees.

 

Pegg was arrested the morning of Sept. 7 by Los Alamos Police Sgt. Monica Salazar-Casias after she responded to a report of a person who was possibly intoxicated Read More