From the Las Vegas Optic The man accused of shooting and killing a Rociada man will remain in jail as he awaits trial. William Daniels, 60, was charged in the slaying of 46-year-old Roman Latimer Lucero after the two men got into an argument along New Mexico Highway 276 in Rociada on Oct. 27. In…
From the Las Vegas Optic A Las Vegas man is in jail awaiting a competency evaluation following an arrest for felony child abuse and possession of marijuana. Las Vegas Police say Angel Juarez Jr., 28, was arrested Oct. 16 after LVPD responded to a call about an injured child at Alta Vista Regional Hospital. According…
From the Las Vegas Optic A man is being held without bond following the fatal shooting of 46-year-old Roman Lucero of Rociada. William R. Daniels, 60, was arrested Saturday night following an investigation by New Mexico State Police and is being held at the San Miguel County Detention Center on an open count of second-degree…
From the Las Vegas Optic A 26-year-old Las Vegas man is scheduled to appear in San Miguel Magistrate Court next week to face several charges resulting from a police chase late last month. The most serious charge is aggravated fleeing of law enforcement, a fourth degree felony. According to an arrest affidavit, the morning of…
From the Las Vegas Optic New Mexico State Police recently arrested a man and a woman on charges of child abuse after finding two children in a van with drug paraphernalia. Yvonne Rubio-Martinez, 29, and Aaron Newman, 44, were arrested in Pecos on Sept. 28 when an NMSP officer found them sleeping in a minivan…
From the Las Vegas Optic A 26-year-old Las Vegas man has been charged with two felonies and multiple other charges after an early-morning traffic crash, and, days later, a search of his jail cell. Antonio Goke-Martinez was arrested by Las Vegas police in the early morning hours of Sept. 23 after a rollover crash at…
From the Las Vegas Optic A Las Vegas man has been charged with felony criminal penetration and child abuse following a disturbance at a home in Las Vegas early Thursday morning. Christopher M. Chavez, 38, was booked into the San Miguel County Detention Center on Thursday on six charges: criminal sexual penetration, abuse of a…
From the Las Vegas Optic Two 19-year-old parents were arrested on child abuse charges last week following a fight at a Las Vegas apartment complex, and later, two more men were arrested after one of the parents was allegedly let out of a police car by civilians. Roman Sandoval and Alycia Lucero were booked into…
From the Las Vegas Optic A chance encounter with a Las Vegas police officer led to felony charges of battery on a peace officer for a Montezuma man. While responding to a harassment call in the 2300 block of North Gonzales Street, an officer with LVPD noticed a man running through the backyard of the…
From the Las Vegas Optic A Las Vegas man is now awaiting a trial date to face charges of aggravated assault on a police officer, a third degree felony, after he allegedly attempted to hit a Las Vegas police officer with his vehicle. Officers with the Las Vegas Police Department arrested Jack Herrera, 37, of…
