Call of gun fired leads to drug, firearm, child abuse charges Hobbs police made four arrests Saturday morning on different charges, including drug possession, firearm possession and child abuse after officers responded to a south Hobbs residence following a report of a man firing a gun outside. Around 7 a.m. Saturday, Hobbs police officers went to the 100 block of …

Hobbsan pleads guilty in drug, weapons case A Hobbs man faces a potential 15-year prison sentence after pleading guilty Wednesday to federal drug and weapons related charges. Louis Garcia, 31, plead guilty at federal court in Las Cruces, to drug trafficking and firearms charges. Garcia entered the guilty plea under a plea agreement that recommends a 15-year prison sentence followed by …