Courts

Man Who Committed Double Murder In Clovis Stays In Prison; Supreme Court Affirms Murder Convictions

July 5, 2017 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

Enrique Deleon

AG News:

CLOVIS ― Attorney General Hector Balderas announced June 30 that Enrique Deleon will stay in prison for the double murder of Guadalupe Castaneda and Joe Valero that he committed while a 5-year-old girl was in a nearby car.

The Supreme Court agreed with the Office of the Attorney General’s Criminal Appeals Division and affirmed Deleon’s murder convictions for which he received a sentence of life in prison for each murder. Deleon murdered the couple in Clovis after a fight at a family cookout.

“Keeping New Mexico’s most dangerous, violent offenders

Judicial Compensation Commission Meets Wednesday

July 4, 2017 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

COURT News:

SANTA FE ― The Judicial Compensation Commission will meet Wednesday to consider recommendations to the Legislature for a possible judicial salary increase in the 2019 fiscal year.

TIME: 9 a.m.
DATE: Wednesday, July 5.
PLACE: Supreme Court Building, Room 208, 237 Don Gaspar, Santa Fe.

The independent six-member commission is required by state law to annually recommend a judicial pay plan to the Legislative Finance Committee and the Department of Finance and Administration.

Improved judicial salaries are needed to help retain

Appeals Court Defends Oil And Gas Waste Rule

July 4, 2017 by Submitted by Chris Clark

SIERRA CLUB News:

In a win for children’s health and climate protection, a federal appeals court in Washington D.C. has blocked the Trump Administration’s suspension of EPA standards that keep the oil and gas industry’s pollution out of the air children breathe.

“This ruling means that hundreds of new wells in New Mexico will have to capture methane, a natural resource that belongs to all Americans. This is a gas that is being extracted from public lands and is simply wasted by private companies. Capturing methane will bring more royalties into the state and will protect

Judge Revokes Probation For Crystal Padilla

July 4, 2017 by Submitted by CSTadmin

Crystal Padilla

Staff Report

Crystal Padilla, 34, of Santa Fe will remain incarcerated until Oct. 19 after her fourth violation of her probation. Padilla entered into a plea bargain in October 2016 and was found guilty of attempting to commit a felony by unlawful taking of a motor vehicle.

Probation Officer Linda Pena told Los Alamos Magistrate Judge Pat Casados June 29 that Padilla’s most recent violation involved being found overdosing by her son on a bathroom floor. Padilla ended up being hospitalized for several days. Pena said Padilla had several opportunities for outpatient treatment Read More

Traffic Stop Yields Meth Arrest

July 3, 2017 by Submitted by CSTadmin

Hazel Bucholz

Staff Report

Hazel Bucholz, 18, of Jemez was arrested June 20 and charged with felony possession of a controlled substance and possession of a drug paraphernalia.

Los Alamos Police Cpl. Jemuel Montoya was dispatched to a report of a juvenile driver that was under the influence of drugs. Montoya’s incident report says he encountered the vehicle headed southbound on West Jemez Road, engaged his emergency lights and performed a traffic stop.

The driver of the truck was placed under arrest and the other occupants were asked to exit the vehicle so that it could be returned to its owner. Read More

Operation Spring Cleaning’s Allen Houle Bound Over On All Seven Charges

July 1, 2017 by Submitted by CSTadmin

Allen Houle leaves Los Alamos Magistrate Court Thursday followed by his attorney Sam Ruyle. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

By MAIRE O’NEILL

Los Alamos Daily Post

Allan L. Houle of Los Alamos was bound over Thursday to First Judicial Court on two second degree felony counts of possession of a controlled substance and five misdemeanor counts of possession of drug paraphernalia.

Houle was one of seven people arrested in March during Operation Spring Cleaning, a drug sweep conducted by the Los Alamos Police Department. Los Alamos Magistrate Judge Pat Casados bound Read More

Los Alamos Husband And Wife Arrested And Jailed

July 1, 2017 by Submitted by CSTadmin

Elijah Meason is handcuffed by Cpl. Jay Eakins Thursday outside the Los Alamos Justice Center on an arrest warrant requested by Det. Ryan Wolking, left. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Police Sgt. Tim Lonz escorts Aleah Stahl of Los Alamos Thursday from Magistrate Court. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

By MAIRE O’NEILL

Los Alamos Daily Post

A Los Alamos husband and wife were taken into custody by Los Alamos Police in separate cases Thursday at Los Alamos Magistrate Court.

Elijah Meason was arrested on new charges on his arrival Read More

LAPD Nabs Fugitive

July 1, 2017 by Submitted by CSTadmin

Staff Report

Police arrested a fugitive from justice from Kalamazoo, Mich. Thursday morning in Los Alamos. Ericks Alfons Hausmanis is wanted in Michigan on a felony charge of failure to pay child support and desertion/abandonment/nonsupport.

A statement of probable cause filed in Los Alamos Court by Los Alamos Police Cpl. Jaime Gonzales states that he was called to the Smith’s Gas Station when Cmdr. Preston Ballew requested a second unit on the scene. Ballew reportedly knew Hausmanis from prior contact and was aware that he had a warrant from Michigan.

Hausmanis was transported to Read More

Patrick Barela Arrested For Possession Of Three Grams Of Marijuana

July 1, 2017 by Submitted by CSTadmin

Patrick I. Barela

Staff Report

Los Alamos Police arrested Patrick I. Barela, 21, of Truchas June 22 and charged him with distribution/possession with the intent to distribute three grams of marijuana, first offense.

A request for a search warrant filed by Los Alamos Police Det. Ryan Wolking June 15 alleges that he set up a controlled purchase of marijuana from Barela in April. The request states that in texts between Barela and a confidential informant, Barela referenced a “dub”, which Wolking said in his experience refers to $20 worth of narcotics, specifically marijuana. The Read More