From the Las Vegas Optic The search for a Las Vegas woman missing for more than nine years has come to a tragic end. Investigators with New Mexico State Police have determined that Cindy “Tig” Rivera, who was last seen in June of 2012, was killed by her ex-husband, Christopher Trujillo, according to an affidavit…
From the Las Vegas Optic A Pecos woman has been charged in the death of a man found dead in an Albuquerque motel room late last month. Johana Y. Quintana, 31, has been charged with an open count of murder and tampering with evidence following the June 21 shooting death of 37-year-old Kenny Rougemont. The…
From the Las Vegas Optic A San Miguel County jury has found William R. Daniels, 63, guilty of second-degree murder in the October 2018 shooting death of 46-year-old Roman Latimer Lucero Sr. Daniels faces up to 16 years in prison — 15 years for the murder conviction, plus an additional year for a firearm enhancement.…
From the Las Vegas Optic Police in Las Vegas have issued an ultimatum to criminals: Get out of town or go to jail. The warning was issued Monday by the Las Vegas Police Department. Inspired by Old West lawmen of the 1800s, it reads in part: “The citizens of Las Vegas have tired of robbery,…
From the Las Vegas Optic A man already in police custody was charged Friday with murder in the May 15 death of 25-year-old Joseph F. Maes. Nathan E. Pacheco, 24, was arrested May 16 after police pulled over a stolen truck that he was a passenger in, but Pacheco was not charged with Maes death…
From the Las Vega Optic On a cool October evening in 2018, along a stretch of road that winds through the venerable Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Rociada, New Mexico, Roman Latimer Lucero Sr. drew his last breath. Lucero, 46, was found in the middle of the road, the victim of multiple gunshot wounds. Officers…
From the Las Vegas Optic The San Miguel County Board of Commissioners voted to ban certain types of fireworks at a special meeting Monday, reversing a decision made by the commission earlier this month. Citing concerns about fire danger and prolonged drought conditions, the commission voted unanimously to restrict the sale and use of “missile-type…
From the Las Vegas Optic A Las Vegas man who police say kidnapped a woman at gunpoint in April has been arrested. The woman was found unharmed. Forty-year-old Eric L. Vigil, who is also known as “Eric Builder” and “Scare Bear,” was arrested June 7 in rural San Miguel County following a months-long search. Police…
From Downtown Albuquerque News A new brewery and restaurant with a focus on art is setting up shop in a familiar Wells Park location. Juno Pub plans to open soon at First and Kinley in a building that is more than 100 years old and was once a warehouse for the Freed Bros. department store,…
From the Las Vegas Optic A whistleblower lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses former San Miguel County District Attorney Richard Flores and current District Attorney Tom Clayton of terminating a prosecutor for raising concerns about a judge presiding over a case. The suit centers on two 2019 criminal cases heard in Fourth Judicial District Court by then-state…
