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Court Briefs: Animal Cruelty And Theft Cases

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Staff Report

Two cases of alleged cruelty to animals and failure to vaccinate were continued by Magistrate Court Judge Pat Casados Tuesday, one because a defendant, Dolores Montano, was ill and the other, Mary Wood, because the officer was not present. Both cases involve animals allegedly left behind at an Alabama Avenue apartment after an eviction last October.

Montano is charged with nine counts of animal cruelty for allegedly not providing necessary sustenance to nine cats, and six counts of failure to vaccinate cats for rabies. Mary Wood is charged with two counts of animal cruelty for Read More

Scott Mallory Files Intent To Invoke Spousal Privilege

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Scott Mallory, right, leaves the courtroom Monday with Assistant District Attorney Kent Wahlquist following his pre-trial status hearing in District Court in Santa Fe. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost
 
By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post

SANTA FE – Scott Mallory filed an intent to invoke spousal privilege in the Fifth Judicial District Court Monday and asked the court to dismiss or suppress a charge of sexual exploitation of children – possession.

An affidavit filed by Mallory’s attorney Christopher C. Marlowe and signed by Mallory states that on or about Aug. 3, Read More

Courts Continue To Release Criminals As Crime Rises

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BBANM News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE — Albuquerque is ranked #1 for stolen vehicles, but the criminals know if you get arrested here, you will be released the next day.
 
In the case of Yamilet Urias, she was arrested with 12 pounds of meth, has no relations in New Mexico, received a low-risk assessment, lied to the police and courts about where she was from, and was released from jail a day after she was arrested, on her own recognizance – no assurance she will ever come back to court. 
 
After doing a quick Facebook search for her, she is actually from Los Angeles, Calif., and
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Grant County Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring Member Sentenced To Prison

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DISTRICT COURT News:

ALBUQUERQUE – Crystal Medina Gomez, 50, of Silver City was sentenced in federal court in Las Cruces to 30 months of imprisonment for her methamphetamine trafficking conviction. Gomez will be on supervised release for three years after completing her prison sentence.

 

Gomez was one of twelve defendants charged with methamphetamine trafficking offenses as the result of a multi-agency investigation targeting a drug trafficking organization led by Daniel Lee Jacquez, 35, of Silver City, that distributed methamphetamine in Grant County. The investigation concluded

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Matthew Hudgins Arraigned In Magistrate Court

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Matthew Hudgins

 
By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post

Matthew Hudgins was arraigned in Los Alamos Magistrate Court Thursday on a charge of aggravated battery against a household member, disfigurement or impairment. He was arrested March 29 after Los Alamos police officers responded to a possible dispute at his residence and allegedly found the victim with blood dripping from her mouth, holding her wrist, and crying hysterically.

Court records indicate the victim told police Hudgins came home from work and was angry because she didn’t do his laundry. She told police Hudgins Read More

Second Of Seven Suspects Arrested In Operation Spring Cleaning Back In Jail After Testing Positive For Meth

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Byron Henderson, seated, speaks with Probation Ofc. Linda Pena and Police Ofc. David Bradshaw at the Justice Center Wednesday prior to being taken into custody. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost

 

By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post

Byron Henderson of Los Alamos, one of seven people arrested March 20 during Operation Spring Cleaning, is back in jail for allegedly violating one of the conditions of his pre-trial release by testing positive for methamphetamines.

Henderson’s arrest Wednesday comes three days after Amanda Osborne was arrested after she also tested positive Read More

Los Alamos Magistrate Court Briefs

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Staff Report:

Under the terms of a plea agreement reached by Assistant District Attorney Michael Nunez and Defense Attorney Tyr Loranger, Ashley Flores pleaded guilty March 23 to driving under the influence first offense and received a 90-day suspended sentence and one year of probation. Flores was originally charged with driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor and/or drugs, possession of a controlled substance (metamphetamine), and possession of drug paraphernalia. The other charges were dismissed under the plea agreement. Flores was arrested Dec. 13, 2016, after she reportedly Read More

Magistrate Judge Discusses Release Of Defendants

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Magistrate Judge Pat Casados

Staff Report

Los Alamos Magistrate Judge Pat Casados responded Tuesday to questions concerning her decisions to release seven people on their own recognizance who were arrested March 20 on drug-related charges.

All seven were arrested during Operation Spring Cleaning conducted by the Los Alamos Police Department and other law enforcement agencies.

Although defendants Nicole Marsh, Nicholas Conner, Amanda Osborne, Anthony Knief, Allan Houle, Kathy Gibbons and Byron Henderson were released without bond, Casados said they were all ordered to report at least Read More

Woman From Operation Spring Cleaning Back In Jail

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Amanda Osborne

Staff Report

Amanda Osborne of Los Alamos, one of seven people arrested March 20 during Operation Spring Cleaning, is back in jail for allegedly violating one of the conditions of her pre-trial release.

Probation Ofc. Linda Pena confirmed that Osborne is incarcerated at the Los Alamos Detention Center but could not confirm the cause of the revocation of her conditions of release, however, a police incident report indicates that Osborne tested positive for methamphetamines.

Osborne, 32, was originally charged during the March 20 drug sting operation, conducted by the Los Read More

Scott Mallory Faces District Court Judge In April

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Scott Mallory

Staff Report

A Los Alamos man arrested Jan. 14, 2016 on a charge of sexual exploitation of children – possession, is on the calendar for trial in April in First Judicial District Court.

Scott Mallory, 52, was arrested following several months of investigation by the Los Alamos Police Department, which included the examination of computer equipment by the New Mexico Regional Forensic Laboratory.

The investigation began when police were told that Mallory had several dozen photos of what looked like naked under-aged girls on his computer. Investigators later found more than 250 Read More