Courts

FBI: Jeffrey Dean Biddle Sentenced To Life In Prison

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Francisco B. Burrola, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations El Paso, has announced that Jeffery Dean Biddle was sentenced to life in prison.

Biddle, 42, of Deming, pleaded guilty Oct. 26 to production and attempted production of child pornography, receipt and attempted receipt of child pornography, and enticement and attempted enticement of a minor.

According to the plea agreement and other court records, in 2021, Biddle, a registered sex offender, started Read More

Roswell Escrow Manager Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud

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From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Mexico:

ALBUQUERQUE – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Christopher Adam Jensen-Tanner pleaded guilty to wire fraud and engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity.

Jensen-Tanner, 44, of Roswell, is not in custody.

In his plea agreement, Jensen-Tanner admitted that from January 2017 through October 2019 while owning and operating Roswell Escrow Services, Inc. (RES), he knowingly and intentionally engaged in a scheme to defraud Read More

FBI: Zuni Man Pleads Guilty To Firearm Offenses

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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 Nicholas Pinto has pled guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon resulting in serious bodily injury and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence in Indian Country.

Pinto, 24, of Zuni, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Zuni, will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.

According to the plea agreement, Sept. 18, 2022, while at the home of the victim, Read More

New Mexico Supreme Court Chief Justice Bacon Calls For A Strengthened Dedication To Equal Justice For All

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Chief Justice C. Shannon Bacon

AOC News:

SANTA FE — Supreme Court Chief Justice C. Shannon Bacon urged New Mexicans today to recommit to fulfilling the American promise of equal justice for all.

“In celebrating Law Day this year, let us dedicate ourselves to the great values protected and preserved in our Constitution,” the Chief Justice stated in a proclamation to observe Law Day Monday. “And, at the same time, let us recognize that democracy is not static, that we must always work to improve and perfect it. Let us seek to draw ever closer to the ideal hand carved into the woodwork above the bench Read More

Students Take Field Trips To Learn About Los Alamos Courts

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Judge Elizabeth Allen, left, and Judge Catherine Taylor welcome 2nd graders from Barranca School. Courtesy photo

Judge Elizabeth Allen speaks with 2nd graders from Barranca Elementary School. Courtesy photo  

COUNTY News:

Judge Elizabeth Allen and Judge Catherine Taylor welcomed 2nd grade classes from Barranca Mesa Elementary School recently for a field trip.

Children learned about the functions of government and acted as a jury in the trial of the Big Bad Wolf and the 3 Little Pigs. 

For other classes interested in court field trips, contact Elizabeth.allen@lacnm.us to schedule a time.  Read More

FBI: Woman Sentence To 37 Months For Fatal Crash

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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 Betrina Harry Grey was sentenced to 37 months in prison.

Grey, 31, of Pinedale, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, pleaded guilty Oct. 11, 2022, to one count each of involuntary manslaughter and assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Upon her release from prison, Grey will be subject to 3 years of supervised release.

According to the plea agreement and other court Read More

FBI: Shiprock 19-Year-Old Woman Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter 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 FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced today that Courtney Frank made an initial appearance in federal court on an indictment charging her with involuntary manslaughter and assault resulting in serious bodily injury.

Frank, 19, of Shiprock, and an enrolled member of Navajo Nation, will remain in custody pending a preliminary and detention hearing scheduled for April 27.

According to the indictment, Sept. 28, 2022, Frank operated a motor Read More

FBI: Taos Man Gets 9 Years For Kidnapping, Assault Of Intimate Partner By Strangling And Suffocating

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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 today that Richard Mascarenas was sentenced to 9 years in prison.

Mascarenas, 38, of Taos Pueblo, and an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Taos, pleaded guilty Jan. 13 to one count each of kidnapping, assault resulting in serious bodily injury, and assault of an intimate partner by strangling and suffocating. Upon his release from prison, Mascarenas will be subject to 5 years of supervised release.

According Read More