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LINCOLN – A major preservation project is underway in an area of southern New Mexico that was once the stomping grounds of Billy the Kid and Sheriff Pat Garrett.
Officials with the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs announced Thursday that the $395,000 project involves the Lincoln Historic Site, which is home to some of the most significant territorial period structures in the state. Many of the structures are under the protection of New Mexico Historic Sites.
The Lincoln County Courthouse, where Billy the Kid was jailed. It’s one of six buildings included in a major preservation project at the Lincoln Historic Site. (Source: NM Department of Cultural Affairs)
By Morgan Lee, Associated Press
The state Supreme Court on Friday upheld a lower court decision allowing the no-bail pretrial release of an 18-year-old with no prior criminal history who is accused of a string of residential burglaries in Albuquerque.
The ruling rebuffs public prosecutors who say risks to the community in the case linking as many as 80 nighttime burglaries in homes where people slept can t be mitigated by electronic tracking devices and supervision.
Justice Michael Vigil announced the court s decision following oral arguments Friday and an hour of private deliberations by the high court. The state failed to argue or prove . that no conditions of release will reasonably protect the safety of any other person or the community, Vigil said. The court will affirm the decision of the district court.