NMSP: Española Homicide Suspect Arrested In Colorado
NMSP News:
ESPAÑOLA – Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, at approximately 8:09 p.m., the Española Police Department (EPD) was dispatched to 1332 Holy Cross St., in Española, for an abandoned vehicle with its lights on in the roadway.
When EPD officers arrived on scene, they located a male victim with a single gunshot wound to the chest in a black Mercedes. The victim was pronounced deceased on scene by the Office of the Medical Investigator.
The male victim was later identified as Saul Martinez, 30, of Española.
During the initial investigation, EPD detectives learned that Martinez was shot in his vehicle at 145 El Llano Road in Española.
Just after noon on Sunday, Jan. 3, New Mexico State Police investigated a fatal rollover crash on Interstate 25, near mile post 181 south of Belen.
The initial investigation shows a 1996 Ford Explorer SUV, driven by a 48-year-old man from Socorro was traveling south on Interstate 25. For unknown reasons, the vehicle left the roadway and rolled. The man sustained unknown injuries and he was transported to an area hospital.
There were two other passengers in the vehicle at the time of the crash â Bonnie Ganadonegro, 34, of Socorro, and a 10-year-old child. Both Ganadonegro and the child were ejected from the vehicle.
Ganadonegro sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead on scene by the Office of the Medical Investigator. The child was transported to a hospital in Albuquerque by air. The childâs condition is unknown.
KOB-TV, Associated Press, KUNM
The National Park Service says it s investigating an incident in which a man was tased by a ranger at Petroglyph National Monument in New Mexico.
Darrell House was stopped Sunday by the ranger for walking in a closed area off trail in violation of park regulations. Video taken by House shows the ranger asking for his identification. House declines, insisting he hadn t done anything wrong.
The ranger told House he was refusing a lawful order and that he would have to be detained until he could be identified.
Video posted by House on social media then shows the ranger tasing House while he screams for help and rolls on the ground. The ranger repeatedly asks for him to put his hands behind his back as House raises his hands and at times folds them in front of his chest while still calling for help.
The suspect in a November deadly shooting in Roswell has pleaded not guilty to three criminal counts.
Manuel Villarreal (Submitted Photo)
District Attorney Dianna Luce of New Mexico’s Fifth Judicial District confirmed that Manuel Villarreal, 36, of Roswell, waived a formal reading of charges at his arraignment Monday and pleaded not guilty to one count each of first degree murder, willful and deliberate; bribery of a witness, bribes or threats; and receipt, transportation or possession of a firearm or destructive device by a felon.
Luce, who is prosecuting the case, declined to comment further.
Sandra Gallagher, Villarreal’s attorney, could not be reached for comment about her client’s plea or the case before press time Tuesday.
New Mexico Begins Accepting Abuse-Neglect Reports By Text –
Associated Press
New Mexico is launching a round-the-clock program to let youths reach state officials by text message to report abuse or neglect, find references or ask questions.
Reach NM uses the text number 505-591-9444 to let Children, Youth & Families Department intake workers offer answers and connect texters with appropriate community resources.
Department Secretary Brian Blalock says the program offers a “one-on-one” connection to offer support and resources in a way that is natural to our kids.”
The department points to Arizona State University research finding the average child has a cell phone by age 11, and that texting is the most comfortable form of communication for youths. A statement calls New Mexico the first state with a completely text-based system.