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• 22 hours ago Santa Rosa, NM – On Monday, March 29, 2021, at around 9:00 a.m. a New Mexico State Police officer was involved in an Officer Involved Shooting as New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau agents were attempting to serve an arrest warrant on Robert Lee Chavez, 47, of Santa Rosa.
Chavez is the suspect in a case being investigated by State Police Investigations Bureau agents in which a John Deere compact tractor was stolen. During the initial stages of the investigation in February of 2021, State Police agents served a search warrant at Chavez’s residence and located a firearm inside. Chavez was subsequently charged with Felon in Possession of a Firearm. He was released on bond. State Police agents completed their investigation on Chavez for the stolen tractor and an arrest warrant was issued for the charges of Receiving Stolen Property (2nd-degree Felony), Extortion, and Bribery of a Witness (3rd Degree Fe
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Darian Jarrott s widow plans wrongful death suit
Elise Kaplan
The widow of the New Mexico State Police officer killed in the line of duty outside Deming earlier this year is alleging her husband was told to do a dangerous traffic stop but wasn t informed of the suspect s violent history or of the details of the investigation.
Gabriella Jarrott has sent a tort claim notice to the state, one of the first steps in filing a wrongful death lawsuit.
State Police released lapel and dashboard video Friday showing Officer Darian Jarrott pulling over 39-year-old Omar Felix Cueva on Interstate 10. Minutes later, Cueva armed with a rifle shoots an unsuspecting Jarrott multiple times, including once almost point blank. Officials said Jarrott had been assisting Homeland Security Investigation agents on an operation when he pulled Cueva over, but they have not released additional details about that investigation or Jarrott s role.
Lawsuit notice filed in fatal shooting of New Mexico officer
April 13, 2021
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) The wife of a New Mexico State Police officer fatally shot in the line of duty in February has filed a tort claim notice with the state seeking damages, one of the first steps in filing a wrongful death lawsuit.
Gabriella Jarrott alleged that her husband, Darian Jarrott, was told to conduct a dangerous traffic stop without backup and was not informed of the details of the investigation, leading to his death.
The tort claim notice was filed but a lawsuit has not yet been filed, the Albuquerque Journal reported Monday.
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