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Oscar Villalobos Convicted
CONVICTED Today a jury convicted Oscar Villalobos for being a felon in possession of a firearm. December 15, 2022 Villalobos was found in a car with a loaded firearm underneath his leg. He…
TEEN CONVICTED FOR HIS PART IN A SHOOTING AT ABQ HOME
TEEN CONVICTED FOR HIS PART IN A SHOOTING AT ABQ HOME Today a jury convicted Nathan Peco of multiple crimes. In 2020, Peco was part of a group that went to a home…
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DETAINED
Today a judge ruled Gabriel Desoto will remain in custody as his case makes its way through the judicial process.
Desoto was arrested on two counts of Child Abuse Resulting in Great Bodily Harm. Investigators say he is alleged to have abused a 6-week-old and a two-year-old.
Police say both children had fractured ribs, and the two-year-old had multiple injuries, including a fractured skull.
#berncoda #detained
DETAINED
Today a judge ruled Edward Baca will remain in custody as his case makes its way through the judicial process.
Investigators say Baca has terrified his neighbors in his NW ABQ neighborhood.
Police say June 3, Baca broke into his neighbor's home with an AK47 rifle, then opened fire, narrowly missing the man who lived there.
Court records show Baca has a criminal history dating back more than 25 years.
His recent charges include aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and shooting at an occupied building or dwelling.
#berncoda #detained
CONVICTED
Today a jury convicted Oscar Villalobos for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
December 15, 2022 Villalobos was found in a car with a loaded firearm underneath his leg. He had a prior conviction of being in possession of a controlled substance.
He was on probation at the time of the December 2022 arrest.
Sentencing will take place at a later date.
#berncoda #convicted
ARRESTED
Special Agents with the Bernalillo County District Attorney's office arrested Ivan Delgado.
Delgado was charged with Aggravated Assault with a deadly weapon in June, 2022. Court records show he failed to appear in court in April.
Agents arrested him Monday evening in SE Albuquerque.
#berncoda #Arrest
Nice, too bad the judge will release him by the following day!
Good job
I never heard of County DA's special agents arresting scumbags before... great job DA Bregman!! On it!
DETAINED
ABQ man charged with beating, stabbing & injecting a woman with fentanyl will remain in custody.
Today a judge ruled Larry Gallegos will remain in custody as his case makes its way through the judicial process.
He's charged with Kidnapping, 2 Counts of Aggravated Battery and Concealing his Identity. Court records show he has a long criminal history.
#BernCoDA #Detained
Man charged with hitting, killing bicyclist at ABQ park will remain in custody
Today a judge ruled Christopher Martinez should stay in custody as his case makes its way through the judicial process. Investigators say he got into an argument with Lincoln McKenna at an NW ABQ park last month. They say Martinez hit McKenna with his truck, killing McKenna.
Martinez is charged with murder, tampering with evidence and other criminal charges.
#berncoda #detained
Today Isaiah Espinosa was arraigned on first-degree murder and other criminal charges for the shooting death of Jada Gonzales. Gonzales, an Albuquerque Academy student, had just celebrated her 18th birthday when she was shot at a house party.
Two other teens are also charged in connection with the crime.
#berncoda #Arraigned
We see Sam Bregman's Office making good solid cases to keep violent or dangerous criminals in jail until judged, gone thru trial & sentenced. At that point we make long term prison sentences & stand tough on those sentences. Great Job Bernalillo County DA's Office. Keep it up......
Man charged with attacking neighbors and police will remain in custody.
Today a judge ruled Anthony Carter will remain in custody as his case makes its way through the judicial process. Court records show Carter has been arrested multiple times and has a criminal history dating back to 2017. His most recent charges include throwing rocks at his neighbors and assaulting police.
#berncoda #detained