Kelly Farrell NEWS-SUN The felony human trafficking charges filed against a West Texas man in late November were dismissed “without prejudice” last week in Hobbs Magistrate Court. Lubbock resident Anthony Edric Thomas, 47, was arrested Dec. 12 by the Lea County Sheriff’s Department on a warrant for two counts of human trafficking, a third-degree felony. The Hobbs Police Department filed …

Suspect could serve full suspended sentence   Kelly Farrell NEWS-SUN Hobbs resident David Coelho is back in jail on an alleged probation violation less than a week after being sentenced to supervised probation in the June 2015 homicide of Julio Gonzalez. Coelho, 34, was arrested on a warrant Monday by Hobbs police and charged with probation violation, a fourth-degree felony. …

News-Sun Report A Hobbs woman was arrested Saturday morning on a drunk driving charge after her 12-year-old child called authorities while riding in the car as a passenger. Bobbie Sue Smith, 49, was charged with abandonment or abuse of a child, a third-degree felony; and driving while under influence of intoxicating liquor, a petty misdemeanor. Smith was booked at the …

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