From the Las Vegas Optic A Las Vegas man visited a neighbor to see if they’d witnessed someone burglarize his home, but while speaking to the neighbor, he spotted his stolen sofa inside that neighbor’s house. Police are now searching for the man’s neighbor, 28-year-old Andrew G. Pino, who’s been charged with a felony count…
From the Las Vegas Optic A Las Vegas woman charged with delivering illegal drugs to the jail where her boyfriend was being held on murder charges has avoided going to trial by accepting a plea agreement. Sky A. Sedillo, 24, pleaded guilty last month to trafficking heroin and one count of conspiracy to commit trafficking.…
From the Las Vegas Optic A former security officer charged with stealing several guns and other items from a New Mexico National Guard contractor is now accused of stealing from another previous employer. Felony burglary and larceny charges have been filed against Jacob S. Santillanes, 31, of Pecos. Santillanes already faces multiple felony charges related…
From the Las Vegas Optic Editor’s note: The following is part of 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. Jails and prisons nationwide are filled with people charged with nonviolent drug-related…
From the Las Vegas Optic A 17-year-old West Las Vegas football player was shot and killed during a New Year’s Eve party. One of his teammates is in custody, charged with murder. The shooting was reported Friday night at a home near County Road B41E and NM 3 in Ribera. New Mexico State Police arrived…
From the Las Vegas Optic A Pecos man is accused of stealing guns and several other items from a guard shack at the New Mexico National Guard’s headquarters near Santa Fe. Investigators believe the same man sold one of the guns to a man in Rowe. An arrest warrant was issued Tuesday for 31-year-old Jacob…
From the Las Vegas Optic Editor’s note: The following is part of 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. Officials in Las Vegas and San Miguel County are moving forward with…
From the Las Vegas Optic A woman charged with trafficking heroin and methamphetamine was sentenced to probation earlier this month. Jocelyn A. Lovato, 30, of Las Vegas, was charged with six felony charges in April 2019 after she sold narcotics to an undercover officer with the Region IV Drug Task Force. Lovato accepted a plea…
From the Las Vegas Optic One of the seven men facing a charge of first-degree murder in the beating death of a jail inmate has been charged with stashing deadly weapons in his cell, and attempting to escape from custody. Corrections officers were transporting Conrad J. Atencio, 25, to the San Miguel County Detention Center…
From the Las Vegas Optic A former Las Vegas Police Department officer is facing a federal assault charge for punching a United States Postal Service mail carrier earlier this month. Robert F. Gutierrez, of Las Vegas, is charged with one count of assault on a federal officer resulting in bodily injury following a Dec. 3…
