MORE ON THE SUSPECT IN THE MURDER OF HATCH OFFICER JOSE CHAVEZ. JESSE HANES IS LINKED TO TWO OTHER KILLINGS IN OHIO. KOB TV REPORTS ONE OF THOSE MURDERS HAPPENED WHEN HANES WAS ONLY 16 YEARS OLD. HE WAS FOUND GUILTY OF INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER AND SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS.
THEN, IN 2012, HANES WAS INVOLVED IN A ROBBERY AT A BANK INSIDE A KROGER GROCERY STORE THAT SENT HIM BACK TO PRISON FOR THREE YEARS.
HE AND JAMES NELSON … THE OTHER SUSPECT IN CHAVEZ’S MURDER LAST FRIDAY … ARE SAID TO HAVE ROBBED AND KILLED THEODORE TIMMONS, A 62 YEAR OLD EMT IN LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, OHIO.
THE PUBLIC FUNERAL FOR FALLEN HATCH POLICE OFFICER JOSE CHAVEZ IS THIS SUNDAY,AUGUST 21ST. IT’S BEING HELD IN THE PAN AMERICAN CENTER AT NMSU STARTING AT 3PM. THE DOORS WILL OPEN AT 1PM. DUE TO SECURITY CONCERNS NO LARGE BAGS OR BACKPACKS WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE BUILDING.








