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Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Around New Mexico
Berry Meets With Flu Experts
Mayor-elect Richard Berry met with about a dozen experts on the H1N1 swine flu virus Tuesday, ahead of taking office on Dec. 1.
He said he wants to ensure he and the city are prepared to help combat the virus.
"I want to make sure we're prepared," Berry said Tuesday before the briefing. "We need to have a good game plan in place to keep people safe."
Epidemiologists and other health and safety officials from the state, city, county and University of New Mexico Hospital were on hand for the briefing.
Charges on Officer Dropped
DEMING — Charges have been dismissed in a case against a former Deming police officer who had been accused of twice allowing alcohol to be served to a minor.
Prosecutors could not produce a witness at a preliminary hearing for Paul Sanchez.
Magistrate Ray Baese dismissed the charges without prejudice, which allows refiling by the state if new evidence surfaces. Prosecutors say they plan to pursue the case.
Sanchez was the only one of five Deming officers and a police detective to face charges after the investigation, which examined whether alcohol was served to a 20-year-old Luna County dispatcher at parties in October 2008 and February 2009.
Sanchez's wife, Lauree, still faces a charge of serving alcohol to a minor.
Shooting Suspect Held in N.M.
FORT SMITH, Ark. — Police say an Arkansas man was arrested in New Mexico after telling officers he shot a Fort Smith police officer during a Halloween night traffic stop.
Tristan James Honey, 25, of Fort Smith, was arrested Sunday night at San Jon, N.M. Fort Smith police Sgt. Levi Risley said a court hearing was pending and that Honey asked for a lawyer.
Risley said Cpl. Barney Parsons was shot early Sunday after stopping an SUV. Risley said a motorist left his vehicle and shot Parsons while the officer was contacting dispatchers. Parsons was struck in the chest, leg and foot and was in stable condition Monday at a hospital. Parsons was wearing a bulletproof vest.
Police said that Honey was being held Monday in Tucumcari and that Arkansas prosecutors were preparing a warrant for attempted capital murder.
Medal of Honor Memorial
FARMINGTON — A memorial that honors Farmington-area residents who have received the nation's highest military honor is nearly completed.
The Medal of Honor Memorial will be unveiled Saturday during a special ceremony at All Veterans Memorial Park.
The memorial is Farmington's first dedicated to three residents who received the Medal of Honor for heroic acts during war. They are Marine Lance Cpl. Kenneth Lee Worley, U.S. Army Pfc. Jose F. Valdez and Staff Sgt. Franklin D. Miller.
Plaques explaining the sacrifices of the three sit atop three columns made of river rock. A bronze sculpture of an eagle perches atop a fourth column that explains the Medal of Honor.
Mayor Bill Standley helped lead efforts to build the memorial.
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