From the Las Vegas Optic A man and a woman were shot to death at close range Saturday night inside a Pecos home. One man is in custody. Mark R. Valencia, 40, of Pecos, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of 40-year-old Steven Singer and 48-year-old Eva Aragon, both…
From the Las Vegas Optic A Las Vegas woman and her grandfather were shot and killed in November 2020 as portions of the double homicide were streamed live on Facebook. Last month, a wrongful death lawsuit was filed in District Court in Las Vegas. The suit was filed Nov. 8, 2021 — on the one-year anniversary…
From the Las Vegas Optic Police allege a man arrested after a shooting on Railroad Avenue last month had Xanax, Suboxone and fentanyl on him while being booked into jail on charges related to the shooting. Preston R. Martinez, 34, of Chacon, was booked into the San Miguel County Detention Center after being arrested Nov.…
From the Las Vegas Optic An Albuquerque man arrested Thanksgiving night is accused of leading police on a high-speed chase through the streets of Las Vegas. Benjamin Hinojos, 39, was taken into custody Nov. 25 after a lengthy chase that began in Las Vegas and ended some 20 miles north in Watrous. An officer with…
From the Las Vegas Optic A single bullet pierced Cruz Gallegos’ rib cage in the early morning hours on June 15, 2019. Stumbling past his girlfriend in the doorway of a home on Chavez Street, Gallegos collapsed in the yard. Police and first responders attempted to save his life and prepared to airlift the 27-year-old to…
From the Las Vegas Optic Content Warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual abuse that may be triggering and upsetting for some readers. Discretion is advised. A Las Vegas man with a criminal history of rape has been charged with raping his 6-year-old daughter. Emmanuel P. Stockman, 32, was charged late last month with first-degree…
From the Las Vegas Optic Seven men have been charged in the death of Eric L. Vigil, a 40-year-old inmate who was beaten to death on Nov. 1 while in custody at the San Miguel County Detention Center. All seven men are charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and tampering with evidence.…
From the Las Vegas Optic A call about a suspicious vehicle led to a police car getting rammed and a high-speed chase on Interstate 25 earlier this month, according to court records. Police used a PIT maneuver to stop the vehicle on the interstate and arrested 35-year-old Hinoh Garris, charging him with aggravated assault on…
From the Las Vegas Optic A Mora County man was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for a September 2019 shooting that killed a man and wounded his husband. Alex H. Pacheco, 26, pleaded guilty in August to second-degree murder, aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and shooting at or from a motor vehicle.…
From the Las Vegas Optic A Villanueva man awaiting trial for first-degree murder in the 2017 death of family member Jimmy Griego has been sentenced to nine years in prison for having a weapon in jail. In August 2018, San Miguel County Detention Center correction officers saw Richard Joseph Griego, 35, reach for an item…
