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 …