The following Deming Headlight year in review looks back at highlights from June through December. July 5 Major Division Champs Deming Major Division (11-12) boys captured the District 7 Little League Baseball Championship with a 15-5 victory over the Silver City All Stars at E.J. Hooten Park in Deming. New city hall Construction is near completion at the new city of Deming business office located at 1205 E. Pine St., …
District Judge Jarod Hofacket accepted a plea agreement in court last week under which Cassandra Jasso, 26, pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a fatal accident and tampering with evidence. Deming police responded near W. Ash and S. 8th streets on the night of Nov. 8 after a 911 caller said she came across the victim lying on the ground unresponsive. Deming resident Halima Osman was pronounced dead shortly …
Antonio Jesus Carrillo, 46, of Deming, has agreed to plead guilty to fentanyl trafficking. According to a plea agreement filed in district court last Friday, Carrillo will plead guilty to one count of trafficking by possession with intent to distribute, a second-degree felony, and to a misdemeanor charge of resisting, evading or obstructing an officer. A change of plea hearing is pending. The charges stemmed from an encounter with police …