From the Las Vegas Optic She was near the front door when the shot was fired. A single bullet pierced the man’s rib cage, just below his right armpit. “They got me,” 27-year-old Cruz Gallegos said as he stumbled past her, through the front door and into the darkness of the early June morning, hours…
From the Las Vegas Optic A disagreement over tools and methamphetamine ended with one man being treated for a gunshot wound and another man facing criminal charges. Kelvin L. Jeffrey, 27, was arrested Jan. 8 and charged with felony aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, as well as misdemeanor negligent use of a deadly weapon.…
From the Las Vegas Optic The City of Las Vegas and the Las Vegas Police Department violated state law, according to determinations issued last week by the Office of the Attorney General. In a series of determination letters sent to city officials, the OAG concluded that the City of Las Vegas violated portions of both…
From the Las Vegas Optic Police in Mora caught up with a wanted man late last month, 18 days after a warrant for his arrest was issued. Amadeo “Fred” Pino, 52, of Buena Vista, was booked into the San Miguel County Detention Center Dec. 23, 2019 on multiple felony charges, including burglary, assault with a…
From the Las Vegas Optic An Albuquerque man is facing multiple felony charges following a 15-mile police chase that began near Ilfeld and ended with a crash in Chapelle. Pasqual R. Valenzuela Jr., 22, appeared in San Miguel Magistrate Court Dec. 27 to face several charges, including auto theft, fleeing law enforcement and possession of…
From the Las Vegas Optic SANTA FE — A First Judicial District Court judge rejected a motion filed on behalf of embattled Las Vegas Mayor Tonita Gurule-Giron to dismiss a lawsuit against her. Judge Bryan Biedscheid denied Friday the motion filed by Gurule-Giron’s attorney Carlos Quiñones. Gurule-Giron was not in the Santa Fe courtroom. The…
From the Las Vegas Optic No charges have been filed in the nearly two years since 36-year-old Jeromy Vasquez was gunned down in front of a home on the west side of town, but that might change, according to Fourth Judicial District Attorney Richard Flores. In an Optic story earlier this month, Chief of Police…
From the Las Vegas Optic An Ilfeld man has been charged with second-degree murder after being arrested on unrelated charges. Max J. Lucero, 56, was arrested Dec. 17 after running from New Mexico State Police during a traffic stop near Pecos, according to a criminal complaint filed in San Miguel Magistrate Court. Following an interview…
From the Las Vegas Optic A trial date has been set for a man charged with murder in a 2018 shooting. William R. Daniels, now 61, is charged with second-degree murder in the slaying of 46-year-old Roman Latimer Lucero in October of 2018. The three-day trial is scheduled to begin in March of 2020 in…
From the Las Vegas Optic — Dec. 13, 2019 On a cold Sunday morning, just 21 days into 2018, the sound of gunfire shattered the peace in a small west side neighborhood nestled between Luis E. Armijo Elementary and an Allsup’s convenience store. A man reported the incident to police dispatchers at 10:44 a.m. “There’s…
