Three alleged burglars picked the wrong residence to burglarize early Monday, when Lea County Commissioner Dean Jackson pointed a .22 caliber rifle at a suspect he allegedly caught robbing his garage. Jackson said he called authorities while pointing his gun at a suspect from about 150 feet away, as two more suspects sprinted away from his property on Western Trail …

Juvenile cited after crashing car into apartment There was a different kind of traffic crash early Saturday morning on Bender Boulevard. Hobbs police and EMS personnel responded to the area of Charlcia Boulevard and East Bender for an accident with injuries shortly after 6:30 a.m. Saturday. A sedan had crashed into an apartment complex in the 1300 block of East …

Employee suspected of stealing guns from packages A Hobbs man faces an embezzlement charge after he allegedly stole six guns and nine cellphones from mail packages through the course of his job with a delivery company. Cameron Aldrete, 21, was arrested Tuesday and charged with embezzlement (more than $2,500, less than $20,000), a third-degree felony. He was booked at the …

2 arrested in shooting, two injured The Hobbs Police Department arrested two Hobbs men on felony charges after a late Tuesday night shooting that left a man and woman suffering from gunshot wounds. A stray bullet from the shooting entered a nearby apartment striking a baby’s mattress. Jaquan Richardson, 21, is charged with aggravated battery and shooting at or from …

Man pleads no contest in shooting LOVINGTON — Hobbsan Jamar Evans pleaded no contest at the Lea County Courthouse on Monday morning to attempted murder in the 2016 shooting of Tywon Basquez and was sentenced to serve five years of a 14-year sentence. Evans, 35, appeared in District Judge William Shoobridge’s courtroom for a change of plea hearing Monday after …

Hobbs duo allegedly found with 60 grams of meth Two Hobbsans face felony drug charges after Hobbs police found about 60 grams of suspected methamphetamine Saturday while stopping a vehicle with a suspended registration. Javier Quinonez, 38, was arrested and charged with trafficking a controlled substance, a second-degree felony; and criminal failure to appear. Maria Yanez, 36, was arrested on …

Burglary suspect charged with 45 more felonies  The Hobbsan suspected of being a serial burglar behind approximately 50 commercial burglaries was arrested Wednesday evening on 45 felony charges stemming from those alleged crimes, which date back to 2016. Manuel Muro, 45, is charged with 38 counts of burglary, a fourth-degree felony, four counts of aggravated burglary, a second-degree felony, and …

EUNICE — The Eunice Municipal Court recently released its list of warrants to the public. The list includes the case number, name and year of birth. The municipal court may be contacted at 575-394-2635 or by 1323 Main St. in Eunice, N.M., 88231 or P.O. Box 147. Docket Number – Last Name – First Name – Year of Birth 2001018514 …

Hobbsans caught with $2.5 million, 56 pounds of meth Three Hobbs residents have allegedly been caught with more than 56 pounds of methamphetamine after a traffic stop northeast of Phoenix. The Arizona Department of Public Safety said driver Nicholas Y. Quezada, 24, and passengers Cheyanne Leah Silco, 20, and Cesar A. Huerta, 20, were found with 56.5 pounds of meth, …

Lovington Magistrate releases warrant list Lea County Magistrate David Finger has released an updated list of warrants active as of June 13, from the Lovington Magistrate Court. “We want to continue to get the information out there so that we can continue to clear up these outstanding warrants,” Finger said. “We intend to post a list of our outstanding warrants …