From the Las Vegas Optic A Las Vegas man has been charged with attempting to hit a man with an SUV after taking a document valued at more than $20,000. Workers at High Plains Processing south of Las Vegas called police around 11 a.m. on Oct. 12 to say that Gail Houser, 71, who’d quit…
From the Las Vegas Optic The search for two children has ended after the mother contacted the court through her attorney. The court has also canceled the arrest warrant for the mother. Lexus Eversole, 25, of Sapello, was wanted by the San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office for allegedly failing to turn her two children, ages…
From the Las Vegas Optic William R. Daniels was sentenced Monday to 16 years in prison for the 2018 murder of 46-year-old Roman Latimer Lucero Sr. “No amount of time will return Mr. Lucero to his family,” district attorney Tom Clayton said. “We appreciate the court’s decision to sentence Daniels to the maximum sentence permitted…
From Treasure Valley Living It’s generally a good idea to avoid spending any amount of time in a penitentiary, but the Old Idaho Penitentiary is different. With a wide variety of activities, and something for every member of the family, you’re sure to enjoy your time there. Completed in 1872, the Old Idaho Penitentiary served…
From the Las Vegas Optic Police in San Miguel County are searching for a 25-year-old woman who might have left the state with two small children, violating a custody agreement. Deputies with the San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office were notified on Sept. 23 that Lexus Eversole, 25, of Sapello, failed to turn her two children,…
From the Las Vegas Optic A man sought by police for a drive-by shooting near Grand Avenue and University Avenue last month has been arrested. Police apprehended Devin F. Morales, 21, last week and booked him into the San Miguel County Detention Center on charges related to an Aug. 9 shooting that sent a man…
From the Las Vegas Optic Police have launched a homicide investigation after a Mora man was shot and killed earlier this week. New Mexico State Police responded to calls about a shooting near a home on County Road A042 in Mora just before 10 a.m. on Sept. 12. When officers arrived, they found 66-year-old John…
From the Las Vegas Optic A Las Vegas City Schools employee was arrested following a fight in the parking lot of an Albuquerque music venue late last month. Joshua J. Romero, 24, of Las Vegas, was arrested in the early morning hours of Aug. 29, following a fight after a Dierks Bentley concert at the…
From the Las Vegas Optic Prosecutors in Santa Fe have filed new charges against a man who’s already facing kidnapping charges related to the disappearance and death of a Las Vegas woman. Anselmo “Chemo” Ortiz, 37, was arrested in Santa Fe in July on kidnapping and kidnapping conspiracy charges related to the homicide of Cindy…
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. An arrest warrant has been issued for a 22-year-old Albuquerque man accused of raping a 13-year-old girl from Las Vegas. Noe A. Gilmour-Gallegos, who was 21 at the time…
