5-Month-Old Baby Suffers Multiple Fractured Ribs, Brain Injury From Abuse; Mom, Boyfriend Arrested
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A New Mexico mother and her boyfriend were arrested on child abuse charges over the death of her 5-month-old daughter
The child suffered several limb injuries, rib fractures, spine deformities and brain hemorrhage, court documents said
Doctors said the infant s injuries were consistent with long-term child abuse
A couple in Mesquite, New Mexico, has been arrested and is facing child abuse charges over the death of the woman s 5-month-old daughter last month, court documents showed.
Isreal Ramirez and Danielle Lujan, both 23, were arrested Thursday and booked into the Doña Ana County Detention Center over the death of Lujan s child in April, local newspaper Albuquerque Journal reported. They were initially being held without bail.
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Israel Ramirez, 23, is facing one count of intentional child abuse resulting in the death of a child under 12 and one count of intentional child abuse resulting in great bodily harm of a child under 12. Both are first-degree felonies.
The child’s mother, Danielle Lujan, 23, has been charged with child abuse resulting in great bodily harm, also a first-degree felony.
Shortly after 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 17, deputies from the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call regarding a 5-month-old infant who was unresponsive, according to court records.
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After learning the 911 call had been placed from a neighbor’s house, the deputies went to a neighboring residence in the 300 block of Las Parcelas Loop and found the Doña Ana County Fire Department already on scene and administering CPR to the child.
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LAS CRUCES - A man suspected of stealing a Nissan Altima early Friday morning was arrested a few hours later after allegedly driving off with a police office halfway inside the vehicle and then leading units on a high-speed pursuit on Interstate 10.
Steven Arechiga, 26, of the 16000 block of Furnace Street in Organ, is facing multiple charges: one third-degree felony count of aggravated assault upon a peace officer and fourth-degree felony counts of unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, aggravated fleeing a law enforcement officer, burglary of a vehicle and two counts of unauthorized use of a bank card. He also faces a misdemeanor count of resisting, evading or obstructing an officer.
Second Plaintiff Joins Federal Lawsuit Challenging COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
The first federal lawsuit challenging employer-mandated COVID-19 vaccines has added a second plaintiff who claims that he was let go after refusing the county’s vaccine mandate.
Anthony Zoccoli, a former employee of the Doña Ana County Detention Center in New Mexico, claimed he was fired from his job because he refused to receive the “experimental injection,” according to an amended complaint filed on May 4.
The lawsuit resulted from a January directive issued by county manager Fernando Macias that all Doña Ana county first responders, including detention center officers and “other staff who have face-to-face contact with inmates,” get the COVID-19 vaccine as a condition for continued employment.
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MESQUITE, N.M. - A Mesquite, New Mexico, man has been arrested and charged with causing the death of his girlfriend s 5-month-old daughter last month while the infant s mother was at work.
Israel Ramirez, 23, has been charged with one count of intentional child abuse resulting in the death of a child under 12, and one count of intentional child abuse resulting in great bodily harm of a child under 12. Both are first-degree felonies.
The child s mother, Danielle Lujan, 23, has been charged with child abuse resulting in great bodily harm, also a first-degree felony.
Shortly after 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 17, deputies from the Doña Ana County Sheriff s Department responded to a 911 call in the 400 block of East Plaza Drive regarding a 5-month-old infant who was unresponsive, according to court records obtained by the