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Las Cruces Police Officer Jonah Hernandez died one year ago. Here's what's happened since.
One year has passed since the on-duty death of Las Cruces Police Department Officer Jonah Hernandez. Hernandez was stabbed by Armando Silva while responding to a trespassing call about 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, on the 300 block of south Valley Drive.
Jury convicts former Las Cruces police officer of manslaughter
A jury found former Las Cruces police officer Brad Lunsford guilty of voluntary manslaughter Wednesday in the 2022 killing of Presley Eze.
DOJ Secures Conviction Against Las Cruces Police Officer Brad Lunsford For Shooting Death of Presley Eze
DEPT. OF JUSTICE NEWS RELEASE A jury has found Las Cruces Police Officer Brad Lunsford guilty of voluntary manslaughter with a firearm enhancement following the August 2022 shooting death of
Las Cruces jury convicts former police officer in on-duty killing
Brad Lunsford, who was taken into custody and will be sentenced at a later date, faces up to nine years in prison.
Police Officer Is Guilty of Manslaughter in Shooting of Man Holding Taser
Brad Lunsford, an officer in Las Cruces, N.M., shot Presley Eze at point-blank range after he took a stun gun from another officer.
New Mexico jury convicts police officer in fatal shooting of Black man at gas station
A police officer has been found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a Black man during a 2022 confrontation at a New Mexico gas station
Former Las Cruces Police officer found guilty of voluntary manslaughter
Former Las Cruces Police officer Brad Lunsford was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter on Wednesday, Feb. 12, for shooting and killing Presley Eze at a gas station in 2022, the New Mexico Department of Justice (NMDOJ) said in a news release.
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Woman ejected from vehicle, dies in rollover crash in Las Cruces
A 24-year-old woman is dead after a two-vehicle rollover crash Thursday afternoon, Feb. 13, according to the Las Cruces ...
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Las Cruces Police investigate baby’s death
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) - The Las Cruces Police Department is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a one-month-old baby. Las Cruces Police say they received ...
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Las Cruces police cleared of excessive force in July 2022 arrest case
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — The Las Cruces Police Department won a lawsuit accusing it of using excessive force during a July 2022 arrest. On Jan. 10, a jury found that three LCPD ...
Brad Lunsford trial begins Monday. Here's what to know
On Monday, Feb. 3, former Las Cruces Police Department officer Brad Lunsford will be tried in the death of 36-year-old ...
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Man who allegedly pulled bloody knife on Las Cruces Police officers fails in $1 million civil lawsuit
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) -- A Las Cruces jury found Las Cruces Police Department officers did not use excessive force against Erick Lopez during his July 2022 arrest. The civil ...
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New Mexico State Police officer, suspect killed in separate shootings along I-10
NMSP officer Darian Jarrott, assisting Homeland Security Investigations, pulled over a white Chevrolet pickup truck being ...
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Police: 12-year-old Las Cruces boy missing
The Las Cruces Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating Joey Michael Luna, a missing 12-year-old boy last seen at about midnight Dec. 30 at the 1000 block of Pueblo St.