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 lawsuit,…
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…
From the Las Vegas Optic A woman driving a stolen car had two dogs as her passengers, one with infected cuts and a bow glued to its head, according to court records. Sheila M. Cavitt-Olguin, 51, of Las Vegas was arrested Dec. 4 following a traffic stop on Seventh Street. According to a statement of…
From the Las Vegas Optic A trial date has been set for a man accused of shooting two people in Mora, killing one of them. On Wednesday, the Fourth Judicial District Court in Las Vegas scheduled a three-day trial to begin Oct. 27, 2020, for Alex H. Pacheco, 24, who is charged with second degree…
From the Las Vegas Optic A man awaiting trial for allegedly stealing several boxes of Dilly Bars from a Dairy Queen is back in jail, charged with violating the terms of his house arrest. Paul S. Trujillo, 31, of Las Vegas, was arrested Monday on a warrant issued in October and booked into the San…
From the Las Vegas Optic A Las Vegas man sought by police for nearly two days is now back in custody, police announced Monday. According to New Mexico State Police, 32-year-old Felix E. Romero escaped from the San Miguel County Detention Center’s reintegration facility on Saturday afternoon by breaking a window and walking away. NMSP…
