From the Las Vegas Optic A man wanted on kidnapping charges related to the homicide of Cindy “Tig” Rivera was apprehended Tuesday. New Mexico State Police arrested 37-year-old Anselmo R. Ortiz, also known as “Chemo,” in Santa Fe around 5 p.m. Tuesday. Ortiz was booked into the San Miguel County Detention Center later that night.…
From the Las Vegas Optic Editor’s note: The following is the first part in 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. The nickname “Smack City” has haunted Las Vegas for the…
From the Las Vegas Optic The search for a Las Vegas woman missing for more than nine years has come to a tragic end. Investigators with New Mexico State Police have determined that Cindy “Tig” Rivera, who was last seen in June of 2012, was killed by her ex-husband, Christopher Trujillo, according to an affidavit…
From the Las Vegas Optic A San Miguel County jury has found William R. Daniels, 63, guilty of second-degree murder in the October 2018 shooting death of 46-year-old Roman Latimer Lucero Sr. Daniels faces up to 16 years in prison — 15 years for the murder conviction, plus an additional year for a firearm enhancement.…
From the Las Vegas Optic Police in Las Vegas have issued an ultimatum to criminals: Get out of town or go to jail. The warning was issued Monday by the Las Vegas Police Department. Inspired by Old West lawmen of the 1800s, it reads in part: “The citizens of Las Vegas have tired of robbery,…
From the Las Vega Optic On a cool October evening in 2018, along a stretch of road that winds through the venerable Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Rociada, New Mexico, Roman Latimer Lucero Sr. drew his last breath. Lucero, 46, was found in the middle of the road, the victim of multiple gunshot wounds. Officers…
