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FBI: U.S. Attorney And FBI Announce Federal Charges Against Zuni Man After Armed Standoff Ends In Shooting At Law Enforcement

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — A Zuni man was charged by criminal complaint following an hours-long armed standoff with law enforcement, during which he fired multiple shots at FBI agents and tribal police officers responding to a domestic disturbance call on the Zuni Pueblo reservation.

Eric Bowannie, 26, an enrolled member of the Zuni Nation, appeared before a federal judge today and will remain in custody pending trial, which has not been scheduled.

According to the criminal complaint, July 6, 2024, a family disturbance in Zuni, New Mexico escalated into a standoff between law enforcement and Read More

Governor On Public Safety Special Legislative Session: ‘This Was One Of The Most Disappointing Days Of My Career’

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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham

From the Office of the Governor: 

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following statement regarding lawmakers adjourning the special session without addressing any public safety issues:

This legislature just demonstrated that it has no interest in making New Mexico safer. Not one public safety measure was considered. Not one, despite the bills having the backing of police chiefs, public safety unions, mayors, prosecutors, businesses, tribal leaders, crime victims and others who have seen firsthand the erosion of public safety that has deeply Read More

Gov. Lujan Grisham Convenes Special Legislative Session To Address New Mexico’s Urgent Public Safety Issues 

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From the Office of the Governor:

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham readout a proclamation Wednesday convening a special session of the New Mexico State Legislature today, July 18, 2024, to address critical public safety concerns affecting the state.

The governor’s call to action comes in the wake of ongoing crime and other public safety challenges that underscore the urgent need for legislative reform.

“Just this week, a violent felon, previously convicted of shooting a Portales police officer, struck again. This time, tragically, the victim didn’t escape with their life,” Gov. Lujan Read More

FBI: Arizona Man Charged With Transportation For Purposes Of Prostitution Faces Up To 10 Years In Prison

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — An Arizona man was charged by criminal complaint with transportation for the purpose of prostitution after allegedly transporting a female across state lines for the purposes of engaging her in prostitution.

Hakeeme Kaleb Williams, 24, appeared before a federal judge July 10 and will remain on conditions of release pending trial, which has not been scheduled.

According to the criminal complaint, June 17, 2024, Jane Doe 1 called 911 reporting she was being trafficked. Officers located her outside a car at a gas station in Laguna, N.M., along with a man identified as Williams Read More

U.S. Attorney’s Office Secures Guilty Plea In Fatal DUI Case

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE – A Sanostee man has pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of involuntary manslaughter stemming from a fatal drunk-driving crash on the Navajo Nation that killed two people in August 2023.

According to publicly available court documents, on the morning of Aug. 12, 2023, Leonardo Robbie Duncan, 33, was driving on Navajo Route 36 near Upper Fruitland, N.M., which is within the exterior boundaries of the Navajo Nation. Duncan was drunk and driving in an unsafe manner when he crossed into on-coming traffic and crashed head-on into the front passenger side of Jane and Read More

LAPD Victim Assistant: Examining The Relationship Between Domestic Violence And Child Abuse

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LAPD News:

Domestic violence is a pattern of abuse and coercive behaviors to gain power and control over an intimate partner. The power and control wheel was developed by the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project in Duluth, Minnesota in 1984 to help describe the experience of victims of violence and the tactics that abusers used:

Domestic violence is a pattern of behaviors, not a single event. The abuse may become more severe and frequent over time, resulting in an increased likelihood that children eventually become victims.

An average of 24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence Read More

New Mexico Senate And House Leaders Issue Joint Statement Raising Concerns About Special Session Agenda

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – Today, New Mexico Senate and House Leadership shared deep concerns over a lack of consensus on Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s package of bills for the upcoming special session. 

House Speaker Javier Martínez (D-Albuquerque), House Majority Floor Leader Gail Chasey (D-Albuquerque), Senate Pro Tem Mimi Stewart (D-Albuquerque), and Senate Majority Floor Leader Peter Wirth (D-Santa Fe) issued the following statement:

“We share the Governor’s commitment to improving public safety and expanding access to behavioral healthcare and substance use treatment. However, Read More

FBI: U.S. Attorney Secures 87 Month Prison Sentence For Violent Attack On Family Home With 8 People Inside

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — A Fruitland man was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for firing 18 rounds at a family home occupied by eight people, including five young children.

There is no parole in the federal system.

According to court records, April 28, 2022, Nathaniel Begay, 31, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, drove to a residence within the exterior boundaries of the Navajo Nation after becoming angry while swimming at Morgan Lake. Armed with two semi-automatic handguns, Begay fired multiple rounds at the home, which contained eight family members including five young children. Read More

New Mexico State Police Discover Undocumented Immigrants In Trunk Of Vehicle In Las Cruces Past Border Patrol Checkpoint

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NMSP News:

LAS CRUCES — A New Mexico State Police (NMSP) officer arrested a driver after finding three undocumented immigrants in the trunk of the vehicle. 

A NMSP officer conducted a traffic stop on a 2006 BMW passenger vehicle June 26, 2024 on I-25 near mile marker 27, just past the border patrol checkpoint.

The driver was identified as 17-year-old Leland Antonio Munoz Dominguez, who had been reported missing earlier in the year. While planning to release Dominguez to his grandmother, the officer heard a knocking noise coming from the vehicle’s trunk. 

Upon inspecting the trunk, the officer Read More

U.S. Attorney, Albuquerque FBI Charge Third Individual Connected To Violent Day-Long Crime Spree In Gallup

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — A Little Water man was charged by criminal complaint following a violent crime spree on the Navajo Nation, which involved a series of shootings and murder.

Dewayne George, 22, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, appeared before a federal judge today and will remain on conditions of release pending trial, which has not been scheduled.

According to the criminal complaint, April 24, 2024, a family traveling south on U.S. Highway 491 reported to law enforcement that they had been followed, rear-ended, and shot at by someone sitting in the front passenger seat of a white Read More