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Man Takes Plea Deal Before Trial

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    A 27-year-old Cuba man pleaded guilty Dec. 1, one day before lawyers were supposed to pick jurors for his trial.     Byron Trujillo pleaded...

Lawsuit Against Police Dismissed

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    A U.S. District Judge dismissed the civil rights lawsuit Dec. 1, 2014, against three named Española Police Department officers, 10 unnamed officers, the...

Man Gets Probation For Attempting to Suffocate Girlfriend

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    A 39-year-old Española man who tried to suffocate his girlfriend with a plastic bag in front of their children, before beating her about...

Judge Says Young Man Can Stand Trial

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    Jacob Martinez is competent to stand trial for the alleged brutal rape of an 18-year-old Pojoaque woman in 2014.     District Judge Mary Marlowe...

District Judge Rules to Supress Young Woman’s Statements

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    All of the statements Kayla Coriz made to State Police investigators were suppressed by a district judge Dec. 12.     Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer...

Man Files Police Brutality Lawsuit

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    An Española man filed suit, Jan. 19, against three Española police officers and the city because they allegedly shocked, choked, beat and illegally...

Accused Rapist’s Lawyer Will Choose Doctor for Evaluation

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    A district court judge said she will allow Jacob Martinez’s lawyer to pick his own psychologist for a competency evaluation after a hearing,...

Judge: Teen Competent to Stand Trial

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    In the eyes of one court appointed doctor, Jacob Martinez is competent to stand trial for the April rape of an 18-year-old Pojoaque...

Man Seeks Haircut, Gets Punched, Instead

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    The police blotter is published to give readers an abridged look at criminal activity in their community and neighborhood. It is simply an...

Chama School Board Election 2015

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    In the only contested race for the Chama Valley School Board, a 28-year-old challenger is looking to unseat the incumbent and prevent him...

Officer Files Grievance, Claims Retaliation

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    Five days after he filed a grievance against the Española Police Department for a hostile work environment, Det. Cpl. Solomon Romero was put...

Teen Claimed Bus Bullying

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    This is the second of a two-part series on the three lawsuits filed by former Española Valley High School student Billy Jones, 15,...
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