Meadow City in the Movies
Originally published in Destinations, a special publication of the Las Vegas Optic. Read the full story on the Optic’s website by clicking here.
Police: Mora County man intentionally crashed into vehicle
From the Las Vegas Optic New Mexico State Police arrested a Mora County man after he crashed his truck into another vehicle, an act police believe was intentional. Just after 1 a.m. on March 29, NMSP responded to a call near Gonzales Ranch, in rural San Miguel County, after a caller reported a brown truck…
Sold for Sex: Sex trafficking plagues New Mexico women, but no one’s sure how many
From the Santa Fe Reporter In 2015, Dallas Grassbaugh was 23, homeless and supporting a debilitating drug habit by selling her body for sex. Then she met Shane Roach. She’d already escaped two sex traffickers by then, and Roach, an aspiring hip-hop artist from Albuquerque, promised he could help and protect her. Roach bought her…
Woman accused of pointing gun at car
From the Las Vegas Optic Las Vegas Police arrested a 19-year-old woman after witnesses say she pointed a 9 mm pistol at four people inside a car. Tenielle J. Martinez of Las Vegas was charged with four felony counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The incident occurred late in the evening of March…
Vegas woman due in court on child abuse charges
From the Las Vegas Optic A Las Vegas woman is scheduled to be arraigned in San Miguel Magistrate Court this week following charges of child abuse and battery of a household member stemming from a February incident. According to a statement of probable cause filed in San Miguel Magistrate Court, Las Vegas Police were dispatched…
NMSP: Woman who crashed with kids in SUV was high
From the Las Vegas Optic A Las Vegas woman has been charged with child abuse and DWI after police say she was high on marijuana when she was involved in a multi-vehicle crash with two children in the vehicle. Linda Maldonado, 34, was booked into the San Miguel County Detention Center following the incident that…
Apparent road rage incident ends with 15-year-old shot in the head
From the Las Vegas Optic A high-speed car chase through the streets of west Las Vegas culminated in a 15-year-old boy being airlifted to Albuquerque with a gunshot wound to the head, and a Las Vegas man facing multiple felony charges. Leopoldo J. Jaramillo III, 30, was booked into the San Miguel County Detention Center…
Police: Man struck wife, daughter
From the Las Vegas Optic Just days before Christmas, Las Vegas Police responded to a domestic disturbance call that resulted in a Las Vegas man being charged with child abuse. Brian E. Mondragon, 44, was booked into the San Miguel County Detention Center on Dec. 22, charged with felony abuse of a child and misdemeanor…
West Las Vegas rapper hoping to sign recording contract soon
From the Las Vegas Optic When thinking about hip-hop music, most people don’t think of Las Vegas, New Mexico. Local rapper Yung Tat the Prince would like to change that. Born in San Antonio, Texas, the 29-year-old rapper, whose given name is Jonas Romero, was raised in Las Vegas by his father, Juan “Johnny B-Like”…
Man out on bond for DWI leads police on chase
From the Las Vegas Optic Hours after appearing in court to have an ankle monitor removed, a Las Vegas man was arrested for felony aggravated fleeing of law enforcement following a high-speed chase. According to Las Vegas Police, around 8 a.m. Dec. 12, an officer’s radar recorded 24-year-old Jeffrey C. Fernandez driving 98 mph on…
