Prosecutors have dropped a murder charge stemming from a May 27 shootout at a motorcycle rally in Red River because, the district attorney said, moving forward could put the ongoing
Criminal charges will be dismissed against the only person charged with murder in a shooting at a motorcycle rally in a northern New Mexico mountain resort town that killed three men and injured five other people. A prosecutor said in a filing Monday that the charges against 30-year-old Jacob Castillo of Rio Rancho are being dismissed because of the ongoing investigation into the May 27 shooting in Red River. Prosecutors can refile the charges. Authorities say the three men who were killed were members of a rival outlaw biker gang and that the violence stemmed from a previous altercation between involving the Bandidos and Waterdogs gangs in Albuquerque.
Deputy District Attorney Cosme Ripol wrote in the brief document the case against 30-year-old Jacob Castillo of Rio Rancho was dismissed without prejudice for further investigation, which means it could