FLAGS ACROSS NEW MEXICO WILL BE FLOWN AT HALF STAFF ON THURSDAY … SO ORDERED BY GOVERNOR MARTINEZ TO HONOR SANDOVAL COUNTY SHERIFF'S SERGEANT ROBERT BARON. HE DIED AFTER BEING HIT BY A VEHICLE AS HE DIRECTED TRAFFIC ON I-25 NEAR SAN FELIPE PUEBLO DURING LAST WEEK'S SNOW STORM.
BARON, WHO WAS 47, HAD BEEN WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR SEVEN YEARS AND IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE AND 10 YEAR OLD SON.
THURSDAY IS THE DAY FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ATTEND BARON'S MEMORIAL SERVICE AT THE SANTA ANA STAR CENTER IN RIO RANCHO.
