Lea County Sheriffs Office deputies, with the assistance of the U.S. Marshal’s Office arrested a Lovington man on warrants after he allegedly got into several altercations with a family member, the most recent resulting in that family member being chased in his vehicle by the offender with a gun. Joel Perez, 40, of Lovington, was arrested on Tuesday and charged …
A man told police he fired several shots at a vehicle to “save” a kidnapped woman, according to a police report. Christopher Ray Webb, 42, of Hobbs, was arrested Sunday after allegedly shooting at a truck multiple times while it attempted to flee. According to a Hobbs Police Department criminal complaint, a driver and passenger were at a convenience store …
Hobbsan charged in November shooting death The Hobbs Police Department arrested a Hobbs man Wednesday on accessory and conspiracy charges related to the November death of Daniel Torres at his North Selman home. Two others are charged in the case as of Thursday. William “Billy” Martinez, 28, was charged with accessory to commit murder, a first-degree felony; conspiracy to commit …
On Monday morning Hobbs Police Department officers responded to a shots fired call at Lea County State Bank. At around 11:14 a.m. HPD officers arrived at the scene they learned an armed robbery had taken place at an ATM machine located near the drive-thru teller lanes and the suspect, Lazarus Shamar Sanders, 19, fled the area on foot. Witnesses advised …
On Thursday around 3 a.m., a Lovington Police Department officer arrested Karlo Sanchez Hernandez, 18, for burglary at a local business. Hernandez was taken into custody and managed to escape, running toward the Panda Buffet located on the 300 block of Main Street. After a short foot pursuit Hernandez was detained. During the apprehension of Hernandez, a shot was fired …
In spite of a “tragic” shooting at Texas Tech University Monday, Lea County residents insist the school is as safe as any other. A 19-year-old freshman identified as Hollis Daniels III was in police custody Tuesday after allegedly confessing to fatally shooting a campus police officer. According to an affidavit filed by Lubbock police, Daniels said he was “the one …
The Hobbs Police Department is currently investigating two separate shootings that occurred within a 12-hour window including shots being fired in the direction of officers conducting a traffic stop. Around 6 p.m. Monday, Hobbs police responded to the Snyder and Jefferson Street intersection after a shots fired report. Witnesses told authorities a red pickup and black pickup “exchanged” gunfire in …
CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) — The teenager suspected of killing two people and injuring four others in a public library had been searching for “inner peace” shortly before the shooting, the youth’s pastor said. Nathaniel Jouett, 16, started attending Living Word Church of God three months ago and appeared to be turning his life around after having contemplated suicide several months …
CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) — A shooting inside a public library that killed two people and wounded four has deeply shaken an eastern New Mexico community. The gunman surrendered after the shooting Monday and was taken into custody without incident after police entered the Clovis-Carver Public Library, authorities and elected officials with the city of Clovis said during a news conference. …
