Crime - Organ Mountain News (Page 3)

A traffic cone stands in the foreground at the intersection of Solano Drive and Spruce Avenue in Las Cruces, where police say a June 2 road rage shooting occurred.

Road rage suspect arrested in June shooting that killed Las Cruces teen

Las Cruces police arrested Jonathan Estrada, 18, in the June 2 road rage shooting that killed 14-year-old Alejandro Roman near Solano and Spruce.

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Crime

Man pleads guilty to federal firearms charges after Las Cruces gas station threat

An Egyptian national pleaded guilty to federal firearms offenses after a Las Cruces gas station incident; prosecutors say he faces up to 15 years.

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Public Safety

New Mexico teen charged with violent threats after Kirk assassination

A New Mexico teenager was charged after posting violent and racist threats on social media following the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. FBI agents say the 19-year-old admitted making the posts and faces up to five years in prison.

Mugshot of Jeffrey Ramon Diaz, a middle-aged man with facial tattoos, short dark hair, and a graying beard, wearing a black shirt, against a gray background.

Crime

Roswell man admits to bomb threats against Doña Ana County court, other government offices

Jeffrey Ramon Diaz of Roswell pleaded guilty to making multiple bomb threats, including one targeting the Doña Ana County Magistrate Court. He faces up to 10 years in prison at sentencing.

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Crime

Two Mescalero men sentenced in separate violent crime cases

Two Mescalero Apache men were sentenced to federal prison in separate violent crime cases — one for a 2022 assault with a baseball bat, the other for sexually abusing a child under 12.

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Crime

Las Cruces man sentenced to 7 years for meth, fentanyl possession

Guillermo Yanez, 47, of Las Cruces, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison after police found methamphetamine and fentanyl during a foot chase in 2024.

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Crime

Deming teen charged in federal drug, firearms and immigration cases

A Deming man is facing two federal cases after allegedly selling drugs and a modified firearm to an undercover officer, then fleeing from a Border Patrol checkpoint near Las Cruces.

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State

Failed GOP candidate gets 80-year sentence for arranging shootings at elected NM Democrats’ homes

Solomon Peña was sentenced to 80 years in prison for orchestrating a politically motivated shooting spree targeting New Mexico Democrats following his election loss.

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Crime

Doña Ana man sentenced to eight years for fentanyl trafficking, illegal firearm possession

Jaime Lopez, 35, was sentenced to 96 months in prison after agents found fentanyl and a stolen gun during an attempted arrest in Las Cruces.