From the Las Vegas Optic Las Vegas Police found a broken window and glass on the front porch of a home in the 1000 block of Second Street just after 2 a.m. Oct. 24 while responding to a call about a father attempting to take his infant child without permission. Domonic M. Swan, 24, of…
From the Las Vegas Optic New Mexico State Police arrested a Rowe man for threatening to shoot an officer with a shotgun, according to a criminal complaint filed in San Miguel Magistrate Court. Jon Jones, 57, was arrested Oct. 18 and booked into the San Miguel County Detention Center on a second-degree felony charge of…
From the Las Vegas Optic William C. Smith, the 71-year-old man better known to many in Las Vegas as “Skip,” was stabbed and cut more than 20 times during an attack that the Office of the Medical Investigator has ruled a homicide, according to autopsy reports released this week. OMI’s report paints a violent picture…
From the Las Vegas Optic A man is dead and his girlfriend is facing a second-degree murder charge following a night of drinking at a Las Vegas residence, according to police. Las Vegas Police were called to a home in the 2400 block of Jessie Lee Lane Oct. 17 by Jennifer L. Doane, 50, who…
From the Las Vegas Optic San Miguel County Sheriff’s deputies located a suspected marijuana grow operation while attempting to arrest a man wanted for striking his girlfriend with a belt, according to court records. Ardell R. Cavitt, 53, of Montezuma, was arrested Oct. 10 and booked into the San Miguel County Detention Center on several…
From the Las Vegas Optic A 26-year-old Pecos man has been arrested following accusations that he made inappropriate contact with an 8-year-old girl he was babysitting. Jacob M. Varela was booked into the San Miguel County Detention Center Tuesday morning on one count of criminal sexual contact with a minor, a second-degree felony. A warrant…
From the Las Vegas Optic New Mexico State Police have arrested a man for violating a restraining order for the second time in five weeks. Police first arrested Bernie Lopez, 71, of Pecos, in early September, and charged him with aggravated stalking for violating a restraining order issued in April. Last week, Lopez was arrested…
From the Las Vegas Optic An apparent case of road rage at a busy Las Vegas intersection led to an Albuquerque woman being charged with six counts of child abuse. Jennifer T. Montaño, 33, of Albuquerque, was booked into the San Miguel County Detention Center Oct. 5, charged with six felony counts of abuse of…
From the Las Vegas Optic A Pecos man fired multiple shots outside a neighbor’s home after his request to use the bathroom was denied, according to a criminal complaint filed in San Miguel Magistrate Court. Maurice L. Hilborn, 72, of Pecos, was booked into the San Miguel County Detention Center early Monday morning after being…
From the Las Vegas Optic New Mexico State Police are investigating a double shooting in Mora that left a man dead and sent another to the hospital. NMSP identified the man killed as Jermain R. Jennings of Rio Rancho, and according to a criminal complaint filed in Mora Magistrate Court, the man wounded was his…
