A Hobbs man wanted on a murder charge was arrested Monday while reportedly hiding in a storage shed. Edward “Lucky” Soto, 35, is charged with an open count of murder in connection to the Oct. 4 killing of 26-year-old Eric Noel Carrasco, who was found sitting in the driver’s seat of a car that crashed alongside a building at Motel …
A Hobbs man with two prior sex convictions has been sentenced for his third offense, according to the Lea County Sheriff’s Office. A Hobbs man was sentenced on Sept. 30 to 15 years after being found guilty of two counts of criminal sexual penetration in the second degree. Jesse Ray Taylor, 44, of Hobbs was found guilty of the two …
A Hobbs man was arrested Sunday afternoon in connection to a shooting earlier that morning. Officers with the Hobbs Police Department responded to a shooting in the 500 block of East Aspen Street at about 4 a.m. Sunday, where they found a male victim with a gunshot wound to the head. The victim was treated at Lea Regional Medical Center …
A Hobbs teenager who allegedly used another person’s credit card to buy college supplies is beginning her freshman year with a felony charge hanging over her head. Victoria M. Medina, 18, was arrested by the Lea County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday on a fourth-degree felony charge of fraudulent use of credit card over $500 under $2,500. Police said Medina, an employee …
Following conflicting testimony from partygoers about whether he had a gun or not, a Hobbs magistrate judge found sufficient probable cause Friday to bind over for trial the one person charged thus far in connection to a recent mass shooting in Hobbs. A New Mexico Junior College student-athlete from Chicago testified before Magistrate Judge Craig La Bree Friday at a …
The girlfriend of an inmate at the Lea County Correctional Facility reportedly told police she has trafficked thousands of dollars of drugs into prison for her boyfriend, collecting $5,000 from “grandmas” and other people outside prison walls. Brenda Rae Guerrero, of Las Vegas N.M., was arrested by the Hobbs Police Department earlier this month and charged with bringing contraband into …
A Hobbs resident reportedly tracked down an auto burglar Sunday night, leading to the arrest of the suspect on multiple auto burglary charges. Seth Alvarado, 25, of Hobbs, was arrested Sunday night and charged with three counts of auto burglary, all fourth-degree felonies, tampering with evidence, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, all misdemeanors. Hobbs police …
A murder suspect with a face full of tattoos apparently found it difficult blending into the crowd while on the lam last weekend. Police said Steven A. Salazar hid out in his cousin’s apartment complex southeast of Hobbs High School after allegedly shooting and killing a man in cold blood Thursday morning. After receiving numerous tips, Hobbs police and later …
A Hobbs man and woman believed to have been murdered were found dead in their home Monday night. Police said they are investigating the double homicide and have persons of interest in mind, although no arrests had been made as of presstime Tuesday. “We have some persons of interest that we are looking into,” said Brian Dunlap, acting Hobbs chief …
