A New Mexico woman was arrested in Texas for the murder of her husband, who was found dead and wrapped in plastic in their home’s carport in June. Police began searching for Craig Thetford on May 12 when his family reported him missing, saying they hadn’t heard from him since January. They requested a welfare …
A New Mexico grand jury has indicted a man on child abuse, battery, and assault charges for allegedly breaking a beer bottle over an 8-year-old girl’s head and then slicing her neck with a shard. Investigators say that the little girl was looking at a waterfall at an Albuquerque pizza restaurant when Nichalas San Souci, …
A New Mexico mother was arraigned this week on 18 charges related to the abuse of a child, including one count of criminal sexual penetration. Valerie Cordell, 41, entered a plea of not guilty on the charges. Her husband, 50-year-old Melvin Cordell, faces 24 charges, including child sex charges, and will be arraigned next week. …
Police in New Mexico have arrested three people in connection with a deadly shooting at a Las Cruces park that left three people dead and 15 others wounded. Las Cruces Police said they had arrested 20-year-old Tomas Rivas and two 17-year-old boys for the shooting, which happened Friday night at an unsanctioned car show at …
A shooting Friday night at a New Mexico park left three people dead and 15 more wounded. Police were called to Young Park in Las Cruces shortly after 10 p.m. for the shooting, which took place at an unsanctioned car show between two groups of people, Las Cruces Police Chief Jeremy Story said. “There had …
A 13-year-old New Mexico boy has been charged with murder after a police found cell footage of him driving a car and intentionally hitting a bicyclist on the road, killing him. Johnathan Overbay was 12 when he rammed 63-year-old Scott Habermehl on May 29, 2024, KRQE reported. Albuquerque Police also took an 11-year-old boy, identified …
An FBI search warrant request reveals disturbing details about the murder of a South Carolina paramedic last March by a man who drove across the country in her car and then killed a New Mexico State trooper who stopped to help him with a flat tire. Jaremy Smith pleaded guilty in federal court last month …
A New Mexico woman who tried to blame her teenage son for a murder she committed pleaded guilty this week to second degree murder with a firearm enhancement. According to prosecutors, Elizabeth Ortiz-Chavez, 49, set up a fight between her then-16-year-old son, Angelo Baldonado, and another 16-year-old, Josue Ruiz, Law&Crime reported. Reportedly, Baldonado’s pregnant sister, …
A special prosecutor in New Mexico has withdrawn her appeal of the dismissal of an involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin, ending the lengthy prosecution of the actor for the fatal movie set shooting of his film’s cinematographer. The Santa Fe District Attorney’s Office announced the decision Monday in a statement that blamed “multiple barriers …
A 17-year-old New Mexico boy shot his 8-year-old sister in the head early Tuesday morning, then disassembled the gun and threw it in a dumpster. Police in Clayton said they were called to a home for a shooting at about 7:30 a.m., New Mexico State Police said. Investigators say the boy, identified as Gio Blan, …
A 24-year-old New Mexico man has been accused of gunning down his mother, father, and 17-year-old sister over the weekend, admitting to police that he did so and was going to bury them in a ravine near the house. Bernalillo County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call from the family’s landlord, who lived next door, …
“Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed has accepted a plea deal for sneaking a gun into a New Mexico bar while in that state filming the ill-fated movie. She will be sentenced to 18 months probation for the guilty plea, Variety reported. Gutierrez Reed, 27, is serving an 18-month prison sentence for involuntary manslaughter in the …
