15,000 pills, 2 lbs meth siezed Virginia Cunningham/News-Sun The Lea County Drug Task Force seized approximately 15,000 blue pills — suspected fentanyl — and two pounds of white crystallized substance — suspected methamphetamine — after one of their K-9’s alerted on a vehicle during a traffic stop. On Sep. 3 the LCDTF had the car secured and transported while they …
Mother sentenced for murdering her son Virginia Cunningham/News-Sun Mary Johnson pled guilty to second-degree murder on Thursday and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. On July 10, 2022, Mary Johnson stabbed her eleven-year-old son repeatedly which resulted in his death. Johnson also stabbed herself in the chest multiple times. District Attorney Diana Luce sought to charge Johnson with first-degree …
17 charged, 12 arrested in Carlsbad For the News-Sun ALBUQUERQUE – Seven indictments returned by a federal grand jury on April 19 and July 19, one criminal complaint issued on Aug. 1, and the arrest of 12 alleged drug and firearms traffickers on Aug. 1, in a coordinated, multiagency enforcement operation in Carlsbad. According to the indictments and other court …
Who’s truck is it? Virginia Cunningham/News-Sun Jovii Session, of Carlsbad, had a hard time deciding who owned the truck he was taking things out of on July 19. Session first claimed the truck belonged to his brother “Jesse”, but then changed his mind and said the truck belonged to someone named “Tommy” in room 208, according to the police report. …
Hobbs Woman sets fires Virginia Cunningham/News-Sun Nicolette Dobbins allegedly set fire to her trailer house and then went to her mother’s apartment and set another fire inside the kitchen while her son was in the apartment. Dobbins was arrested July 13 and charged with abuse of a child, a third-degree felony, and arson, a fourth-degree felony. At around 3:48 a.m., …
Shoplifter identifies as Satan Virginia Cunningham/News-Sun Jason Foster, 46, of Hobbs went into a retail store to steal vodka, and told those in the store he was Satan while yelling “666.” When store associates stopped Foster, he tried to fight one employee, according to the police report. Foster was arrested July 1 and charged with shoplifting a petty misdemeanor and …
Two crashes near Seminole claim lives of four News-Sun Staff Report A fatal crash about midway between Hobbs and Seminole claimed the lives of two people Sunday. According the Texas Department of Public Safety, a white 2000 Dodge Durango, driven by Heinrich Wiebe-Knelsen, 44, of Seminole, was traveling east on U.S. 62 when it had a tire blowout. The Durango …
Warrant issued in murder Blake Ovard/News-Sun A warrant has been issued for the person Hobbs Police believe is responsible for killing Jiovanny Morales, 25, of Hobbs, on May 28. An arrest warrant was issued Thursday afternoon for 17-year-old Jose S. Briones Jr., of Seminole, Texas, with charges of murder, a first-degree felony. At around 10:34 a.m. HPD officers responded to …
A shooting at Broadway and Grimes on Sunday morning led to the death of a 25-year-old Hobbs man. Hobbs Police were called at 10:34 a.m. Sunday to the intersection of Broadway and Grimes in Hobbs in reference to shots fired. Officers found Jiovanny Morales of Hobbs suffering from a gun-shot wound. He was transported to Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital for …
Gabrielle Arsiaga/News-Sun Hobbs Police officers arrested three juveniles on Saturday and charged with robbing a smoke shop with what shopkeepers thought was a handgun, but turned out to be a BB gun. Two 15-year-old boys, were charged with robbery and accessory, second-degree felonies. A third, 15-year-old boy was charged with robbery, a second-degree felony. Around 9:25 p.m. Saturday, HPD officers …
