THE MAN ACCUSED OF BEATING AND NEARLY KILLING A CIBOLA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT NINE YEARS AGO IN ALBUQUERQUE IS NO LONGER BEHIND BARS. JUSTIN HANSEN WAS RELEASED FROM THE METRO DETENTION CENTER ON TUESDAY.
HE’D BEEN IN JAIL SINCE HIS ARREST EARLIER THIS MONTH FOR ALLEGEDLY BEATING BRITTANI MARCELL WITH A SHOVEL IN HER HOME IN 2008. DISTRICT JUDGE CHARLES BROWN RULED LAST WEEK THAT HANSEN COULD BE RELEASED FROM CUSTODY ONCE A THIRD PARTY WAS FOUND WHO COULD SUPERVISE HIM. GPS MONITORING WAS ALSO ORDERED.