66-year-old suspect was acquitted last month in a separate case of sexual assault.
A Belen man acquitted in a jury trial last month of charges that he sexually assaulted a woman in her home in February has now been indicted by a grand jury on felony charges stemming from a separate case, the Valencia County News-Bulletin reported over the weekend.
Joe C. Blea, 66, is charged with one count of s
Before dropping the charges, the judge made the case to them that he was right to send them to jail for contempt of court
TAOS -- Before addressing the 32 people he'd had arrested for contempt last week -- all but one of whom are members of Taos Pueblo -- District Judge Sam Sanchez made clear he doesn't abide disturbances in his courtroom.
"I'm going to make some comments, but before I do I wan
California men arrested east of Tucumcari after $16,140, loaded .45-caliber handgun and four pounds of pot were found in vehicle
Two California men are being held in the Quay County Detention Center on drug charges after being arrested during a routine traffic stop on Interstate 40 east of Tucumcari, the Quay County Sun reported.
Quay County Sheriff Joe Schallert told the newspaper that Michael
SANTA FE - Charges of vehicular homicide and leaving the scene against former New Mexico State Police Sgt. Alfred Lovato will proceed to trial, a district court judge ruled today.
But Judge Michael Vigil warned the special prosecutor handling the case that he wanted to see more evidence at trial or he could order a directed verdict acquitting Lovato, who was a passenger in the car driven by a
State District Judge in Las Cruces dismisses charges against Daron and Duryea Scott
Charges against twin brothers accused of running a dog-fighting breeding operation in Chaparral have been dismissed, the Las Cruces Sun-News reported.
Fifty combined counts of dog fighting, animal cruelty and conspiracy against Daron and Duryea Scott of El Paso were dismissed by state District Judge Lisa Schultz
Danny Stanfield accused in shooting deaths last month of Wayne Johnson and legendary Indian rodeo cowboy Sonny Jim
A Cibola County man has been indicted on murder charges in the Oct. 23 shooting deaths of Wayne Johnson and legendary Indian rodeo cowboy Sonny Jim, the Cibola Beacon reported.
The newspaper said Danny Stanfield, 61, was indicted Friday on four counts: two first-degree murder c
Thousands of images found on computer, other media in search of home last week.
A 50-year-old Las Cruces man was being held at the Dona Ana County Detention Center after being arrested on federal charges of receiving child pornography and possession of child pornography, the Las Cruces Sun-News reported.
William A. "Bill" Ege, who reportedly told investigators he is addicted to child pornograph
Pleas entered in state District Court in Las Cruces as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors
A Santa Teresa couple accused of tax evasion after becoming involved with an income tax protest movement accepted a plea deal Thursday with each pleading no contest to two felony counts of attempting to evade state taxes, the Las Cruces Sun-News reported.
David Eugene Landess, 63, and Paula K. L
