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FBI: Farmington Man Charged With Arson Faces Up To Life

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office, announced today that Ulrick Bruce Canyon appeared in federal court on a complaint charging him with arson of a dwelling within the maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States.

Canyon, 40, of Farmington and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was to remain in custody pending a preliminary and detention hearing scheduled for Sept. 5, 2023.

According to the criminal Read More

Heinrich, Luján Applaud Nomination Of David O. Barnett Jr For United States Marshal For The District Of New Mexico

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) Wednesday, welcomed President Joe Biden’s nomination of David O. Barnett Jr. for U.S. Marshal for the District of New Mexico.

“David Barnett has dedicated his career to keeping Americans safe. As the FBI’s Counterintelligence Supervisory Special Agent in the Albuquerque Field Office, Barnett is intimately familiar with the very real impacts of crime in the lives of New Mexicans and understands the needs of our communities. Our state will benefit from his expansive experience, integrity, Read More

FBI: Gallup Man Pleads Guilty To Distribution And Possession Of Child Pornography

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office, announced Monday that Ervinson Yazzie pleaded guilty to one count each of distribution of visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and possession of visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

Yazzie, 34, of Gallup, will remain on conditions of release pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.

According to court documents, Read More

FBI: Fruitland Man Gets 3 Years In Prison For Assault

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced Wednesday that Anderson Buck was sentenced to 37 months in prison.

Buck, 40, of Fruitland, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, pled guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury on April 28, 2023.

According to court documents, Nov. 17, 2022, Buck and his girlfriend, Jane Doe, were driving around the area of Nenahnezad and were both heavily inebriated. Jane Doe drank to the point of passing Read More

FBI: Nageezi Man Gets 17.5 Years For 2nd-Degree Murder

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced that Evan Haceesa was sentenced to 17 years six months in prison.

Haceesa, 29, of Nageezi, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, pled guilty to second-degree murder March 22, 2023.

According to court documents, Aug. 28, 2022, following a familial argument, Haceesa attacked a defenseless Jane Doe, who was his girlfriend of 10 years and the mother of his two children. Haceesa attacked Read More

FBI: Tse Bonito Man Pleads Guilty To Abuse Of Minor

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office, announced Thursday that Gerald Lee pled guilty to sexual abuse of a minor.

Lee, 37, of Tse Bonito, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.

According to court documents, May 15, 2021, Lee raped the victim, Jane Doe, who was 15 years old at the time, at his mother’s house within the exterior boundaries of the Navajo Read More

New Mexico Supreme Court Unveils Portraits Of Chief Justices Barbara Vigil And Judith Nakamura

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Chief Justices Judith Nakamura, left, and Barbara Vigil at portrait unveiling at Supreme Court. Courtesy photo

NMSC News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Supreme Court honored and celebrated the judicial careers of Chief Justices Barbara J. Vigil and Judith K. Nakamura during a ceremony today to unveil their official portraits.

The portraits will be displayed in the historic Supreme Court building in an area known as the Hall of Chief Justices because it contains portraits of other justices who led the state’s highest court. 

“These paintings serve as a permanent reminder of the extraordinary accomplishments Read More

FBI: Albuquerque Man Gets 30 Years For Enticing Minor

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced Wednesday that Dominic Allan Marks was sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Marks, 37, of Albuquerque, pled guilty in federal court March 7, 2023, to enticement of a minor.

According to court documents, Nov. 9, 2022, the FBI obtained a federal search warrant for an address in Carlsbad associated with an online account for a fetish website that had been discussing the sexual molestation of a 9-year-old minor Read More

FBI: Shiprock Man Pleads Guilty To Assault Of 13-Month-Old Infant Facing Up To 10 Years In Prison

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office, have announced that Myron Benally, 38, of Shiprock, and a registered member of the Navajo Nation, pled guilty in federal court to assault resulting in serious bodily injury.

Benally will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.

According to court documents, on June 27, 2019, Benally assaulted a 13-month-old infant in his care, causing serious bodily Read More

FBI: Woman Charged With Assault Resulting In Serious Bodily Injury Faces Up To 10 Years In Prison

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office, has announced  that Jacquelyn Moore made an initial appearance in federal court on a criminal complaint charging her with assault resulting in serious bodily injury.

Moore, 47, a registered member of the Navajo Nation, will remain on conditions of release pending trial, which has not been scheduled.

According to the criminal complaint, July 18, 2023, the victim, Jane Doe, was standing Read More