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THANK YOU! After being elected Bernalillo County District Attorney for four more years, DA Bregman bought pizza for the entire office! Thank you, Bernalillo County and thank you, Sam!
MAN CONVICTED OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER SENTENCED TO LIFE PLUS 10 YEARS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.
Tuesday, a judge sentenced Ryan Baca to life plus 10 years in prison for the murder of 19-year-old Andres Loera. In May, a jury convicted Baca and Rashawd Duhart of First-Degree Murder, Armed Robbery, Conspiracy to Commit Armed Robbery, & Shooting at or from a Motor Vehicle.
In 2020 Baca and Duhart conspired with two others to lure Loera to a Northeast Albuquerque park around 3 a.m. the day of the killing to buy an ounce of marijuana from him.
Another reminder- our agents are arresting people with warrants….
OPINION: Children's Code must be overhauled and updated to address alarming stats on juvenile crime
OPINION: Children's Code must be overhauled and updated to address alarming stats on juvenile crime
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OPINION: Since January 2023, when I became district attorney, there have been more than 1,400 juvenile cases referred to our office. We have charged a staggering 24 juveniles with murder.
Today a jury found Eduardo Loya-Cedillo GUILTY of shoplifting. In January of 2024 the Defendant stole over $200 worth of merchandise from Old Navy. Sentencing will be held at a later date.
Defendant is currently awaiting trial on three felony cases.
A jury convicted Manuel Palmier Barros of Retaliation of a Witness, Extortion and Aggravated Stalking.
BACKGROUND:
Since November, he was stalking his ex-girlfriend. Barros was arrested, but released from custody with an ankle monitor. While out of custody he picked up additional charges of stalking and aggravated fleeing from law enforcement. Special Agents with the Bernalillo County District Attorney's Office and New Mexico State Police arrested him again in early April. This week, a jury convicted him of multiple crimes.
Here's what our team from Metropolitan Court has been up to in October!
#MetropolitanCourt #OctoberHighlights #teamwork #courtlife
JURY CONVICTS MAN OF RAPING FAMILY MEMBER AT A NE ABQ CEMETERY -
Late this afternoon, a jury convicted Reynaldo Sandoval of three counts of Criminal Sexual Penetration with a child under 13, one count of Criminal Sexual Contact with a child under 13, and one count of Bribery. It took jurors less than 20 minutes to reach the verdict.
BACKGROUND-
The crimes happened February 9, 2020. Sandoval raped a family member at a Northeast Albuquerque cemetery. He faces more than 70 years in prison. Sentencing will take place at a later date.
Please take a moment to watch this - it really impacts everyone in our state.
