THE MAN ACCUSED OF GUNNING-DOWN 24 YEAR OLD TYLER LACKEY AT A SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE ATM IN FEBRUARY OF 2016 WAS SENTENCED WEDNESDAY FOR ROBBING A CRICKET WIRELESS STORE THAT SAME MONTH. MATTHEW CHAVEZ WAS SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS FOR THE CRICKET HOLD-UP. HE IS CURRENTLY IN AN OKLAHOMA PRISON FOR ANOTHER ROBBERY. HIS TRIAL IN…… MORE
Guilty Verdict for Man who Tried to Carjack Woman
AN ALBUQUERQUE JURY HAS FOUND A MAN WHO TRIED TO CARJACK A WOMAN LAST YEAR GUILTY ON A NUMBER OF CHARGES, INCLUDING ATTEMPTED ROBBERY, RESISTING ARREST, AND ASSAULTING A POLICE OFFICER. LEE BRANDENBURG TRIED TO STEAL THE CAR IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE STATE REGULATION AND LICENSING DEPARTMENT ON SAN ANTONIO NORTHEAST. HE HAD…… MORE
Sheriff’s Office Employee Accused to Taking Bond Money
A WOMAN WHO WORKS AS A SECRETARY FOR THE GUADALUPE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE IS IN SOME SERIOUS TROUBLE. THIRTY-FIVE YEAR OLD SARAH MONCAYO IS ACCUSED OF TAKING BOND MONEY FROM TWO SEPARATE PEOPLE…VOIDING THE RECEIPTS…AND STEALING THE MONEY RATHER THAN SUBMITTING IT TO MAGISTRATE COURT. THE AMOUNT TAKEN COMES TO 27-HUNDRED DOLLARS. MONCAYO IS CHARGED…… MORE
Border Deployment Could Negatively Impact NM
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS ORDERED NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS TO THE U-S BORDER WITH MEXICO … AND THAT COULD AFFECT LAW ENFORCEMENT IN NEW MEXICO. A HIGH-RANKING OFFICIAL TELLS KOB TV THAT THE GUARD EXPECTS 20 TO 30 VOLUNTEERS TO TRAVEL TO THE BORDER IN NEW MEXICO. BUT SENDING THE NATIONAL GUARD TO PATROL THE BORDER COULD…… MORE
Third Suspect Indicted in Teen’s Murder
A SANTA FE COUNTY GRAND JURY HAS INDICTED A THIRD SUSPECT IN THE MURDER OF 13 YEAR OLD JEREMIAH VALENCIA. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS 19 YEAR OLD JORDAN NUNEZ IS CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE RESULTING IN DEATH, TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE, AND CONSPIRACY. IT’S ALLEGED THAT NUNEZ’S FATHER, THOMAS FERGUSON, TORTURED JEREMIAH…THEN KILLED HIM…… MORE
Police Presence on the Interstate
YOU’LL BE MORE LIKELY TO SEE A NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE OFFICER ALONG I-40 ON FRIDAY. STATE POLICE WILL BE INVOLVED IN AN OPERATION TO HAVE AN OFFICER VISIBLE EVERY TEN MILES ALONG THE INTERSTATE, LOOKING FOR TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. OFFICER RAY WILSON SAYS THE OPERATION WILL TAKE PLACE BETWEEN NOON AND 4 PM FRIDAY. THERE…… MORE
Big Jump in NM Medical Pot Patients
A HUGE JUMP IN THE NUMBER OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA PATIENTS IN NEW MEXICO. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS THERE’S BEEN A 46 PERCENT INCREASE IN PARTICIPATION OVER THE LAST YEAR…WITH THE NUMBER NOW TOPPING 50-THOUSAND. ABOUT HALF THE PATIENTS LIST POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AS A QUALIFYING CONDITION. MEDICAL CANNABIS HAS BEEN LEGAL IN NEW…… MORE
NM Solar Balloon Misses the Mark
A DIFFERENT KIND OF BALLOON LAUNCH ON WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM ALBUQUERQUE’S BALLOON FIESTA PARK. IT’S A FOUR-STORY TALL SOLAR BALLOON WITH A LOT OF CUBIC FEET IN ITS ENVELOPE. PAUL GARVER WITH THE BALLOON MUSEUM SAYS IT’S BEING USED TO TRY TO SET A NEW ALTITUDE RECORD FOR A HOT AIR BALLOON. GARVER SAYS THE…… MORE
Man Convicted in Convenience Store Murder
A BERNALILLO COUNTY JURY ON WEDNESDAY FOUND A MAN GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS IN A MURDER THAT HAPPENED IN FRONT OF A SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE CONVENIENCE STORE. NIGEL MYRON JOHNSON WAS CONVICTED OF MURDER, ROBBERY AND CONSPIRACY IN THE BEATING DEATH OF 66 YEAR OLD IRVIN SANCHEZ IN AUGUST OF 2016. THE D-A’S OFFICE SAYS JOHNSON…… MORE
Public School Employee Pleads Guilty to Fraud
A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF THE BERNALILLO PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL FRAUD CHARGES. FORTY-FIVE YEAR OLD ANTOINETTE GARCIA WAS INDICTED LAST YEAR FOR ALLEGEDLY EMBEZZLING MONEY FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN 2014 AND 2015. IN COURT WEDNESDAY, GARCIA ADMITTED TO STEALING UP TO 95-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN FEDERAL EDUCATION GRANT MONEY. SHE FACES A…… MORE
