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Man jailed pending trial for allegedly shooting at police helicopter
A man who allegedly fired gunshots at a police helicopter from the balcony of his Albuquerque apartment last week was ordered by a judge Monday to remain in jail while he awaits trial. → Read More
Supreme Court: Juveniles who plead can appeal adult sentences
Juveniles sentenced as adults can challenge the decision in a higher court, even if they enter a plea agreement waving their rights to appeal, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled this week. Justices handed down the ruling in the case of Christopher Rodriguez, 23, who sentenced as an adult to 14 years in prison for […] → Read More
Middle school student’s killer to remain in custody until 21 – Albuquerque Journal
Bennie Hargrove, 13, was fatally shot at Washington Middle School in 2021. A 14-year-old classmate pleaded no contest Thursday to second-degree murder in Hargrove’s death. (Courtesy of Vanessa Sawyer) A 14-year-old boy pleaded no contest Thursday to second-degree murder and will remain in custody until age 21 in the 2021 shooting death of 13-year-old Bennie Hargrove on the grounds of an… → Read More
Albuquerque priest cleared in 2019 church abuse case
Judge tosses case after plaintiff admits that he misidentified cleric. → Read More
ABQ man sentenced to life plus 15 years in strangulation death of fiancee
Jurors in June convicted Jeremiah Lopez, 42, of first-degree murder and criminal sexual penetration for strangling and raping 27-year-old Krishauna Perez → Read More
Jury returns guilty verdicts for 3 men in 2018 killings of boys, 14 and 15
Ahmed Lateef had been shot 19 times and Collin Romero at least nine times, and their remains were found on the West Mesa → Read More
Emails show testy exchanges between attorneys in Alec Baldwin case
Motions filed by actor's defense team have had some mitigating effect. → Read More
Jury deliberates in trial of 3 charged with killing boys ages 14, 15
Attorneys make closing arguments Friday as Stephen Goldman Jr., 23, Jimmie Atkins, 26, and Julio Almentero, 18, each face two counts of first-degree murder → Read More
Alec Baldwin pleads not guilty in 'Rust' shooting case, waives first appearance
Alec Baldwin entered a plea of not guilty to involuntary manslaughter on Thursday in connection with the 2021 shooting death of a cinematographer on the "Rust" movie set in New Mexico. → Read More
Woman charged in fatal crash ordered to comply with sobriety tests
A judge on Wednesday ordered a woman charged in a fatal suspected drunken-driving crash to complete required breath tests and other conditions of her release or remain in jail pending trial. Danielle Archuleta, 41, of San Felipe Pueblo faces one count of vehicular homicide (driving while intoxicated) in a wrong-way crash that killed Nikhil Adhi, […] → Read More
Judge orders ABQ youth held pending trial in killing of Albuquerque Academy student
A judge on Tuesday ordered 16-year-old Cruz Medina held in custody while awaiting trial in the shooting death of an Albuquerque Academy student at a house party in December. Medina will be charged as an adult with first-degree murder in connection with the Dec. 18 killing of 18-year-old Jada Gonzales, the 2nd Judicial District Attorney’s […] → Read More
Surge in trials packs Bernalillo courthouse
Only three jury trials were scheduled each week in late January and early February. Last week, there were nine scheduled. Here's why there's been a flurry of activity. → Read More
Trial begins for three men accused in the beating, shooting deaths of two teenage boys
Prosecutors said Wednesday they plan to show jurors gruesome Snapchat videos of three men beating two teenage boys found shot and stabbed to death at a remote location on the West Mesa in 2018. “Once at the West Mesa, Collin (Romero) and Ahmed (Lateef) were tortured before they were ultimately killed,” prosecutor Natalie Lyon told […] → Read More
Suit alleges Valencia County prison officials ordered beating of inmate
A man who alleges he was beaten by other inmates at the direction of prison officials filed a lawsuit this week against the state Corrections Department. The suit alleges prison officials ordered inmates to beat the man last year after he refused to grind paint off a cell-block floor without eye or respiratory protection. The […] → Read More
Appellate court revives suit in Victoria Martens case
Case seeking damages against the city of Albuquerque had been dismissed in 2022 → Read More
Lawsuit accuses Chaves County deputies of using excessive force
Fatal shooting case also alleges training, supervision failures → Read More
ABQ man sentenced to 4 years in Old Town road rage killing
Victim Nelson Gallegos Jr. was taking grandson to school when 2021 incident unfolded → Read More
ABQ man acquitted of murder in 2020 shootings near Downtown
A jury acquitted Alex Vallejos of murder and other charges this week in a 2020 incident that resulted in one fatal shooting and three serious injuries from gunfire. Second Judicial District Judge Cindy Leos ordered Vallejos, 22, released from custody on Thursday for the first time since his arrest in May 2020. Jurors deliberated about […] → Read More
Woman pleads guilty to federal charges stemming from 2018 compound raid
One of five defendants held in custody since a 2018 raid on a squalid family compound in northern New Mexico entered into a plea agreement Friday that could result in a 15-year prison sentence, court records show. Jany Leveille, a Haitian national, pleaded guilty Friday to a federal firearms charge and a conspiracy charge for […] → Read More
Judge orders Albuquerque murder suspect held pending trial
Charles Robinson is one of four people facing charges that include murder, armed robbery and kidnapping. → Read More