From the Las Vegas Optic Editor’s note: The following is the second part in an ongoing series on the roots of addiction in San Miguel and Mora counties, and the solutions being pursued by local leaders in an effort to help those suffering from addiction. City and county leaders are working together to launch a…
From the Las Vegas Optic Six people were arrested during a multi-agency operation spearheaded by the Fourth Judicial District Attorney’s Office. Led by the investigations unit of the DA’s office, the “warrant roundup” sought to apprehend 30 people identified by the DA as having unserved arrest warrants. Six people were located and taken into custody…
From the Las Vegas Optic A California woman was arrested last week after breaking into a Las Vegas home while two residents were inside. The woman admitted to breaking in through a window, but said she was trying to get away from a ghost. Julie A. Lane, 31, of Tustin, California, is charged with felony…
From the Las Vegas Optic A man wanted on kidnapping charges related to the homicide of Cindy “Tig” Rivera was apprehended Tuesday. New Mexico State Police arrested 37-year-old Anselmo R. Ortiz, also known as “Chemo,” in Santa Fe around 5 p.m. Tuesday. Ortiz was booked into the San Miguel County Detention Center later that night.…
From the Las Vegas Optic Editor’s note: The following is the first part in an ongoing series on the roots of addiction in San Miguel and Mora counties, and the solutions being pursued by local leaders in an effort to help those suffering from addiction. The nickname “Smack City” has haunted Las Vegas for the…
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…
