"There’s no such thing as first-degree murder if the victim is alive — if there’s no body, then there’s no murder," said longtime Santa Fe defense attorney Dan Marlowe.
Confusion has hindered enforcement of the "red flag" law since it was it enacted in May 2020, allowing courts to issue orders for the temporary removal of guns from people
Isaac Barela, 22, of Santa Fe was booked into the Santa Fe County jail Wednesday on charges of armed robbery, receiving a stolen vehicle, tampering with evidence, resisting an officer
Jeff Naranjo pleaded no contest Wednesday to criminal sexual contact of a minor and child abuse — the least serious of the four charges that together carried a potential maximum
"After years of waiting, Derick Velarde and his family have justice," Nathan Lederman, a spokesman for the District Attorney s Office, wrote in an email.