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.

Brad Lunsford, who was taken into custody and will be sentenced at a later date, faces up to nine years in prison.

NMSP officer Darian Jarrott, assisting Homeland Security Investigations, pulled over a white Chevrolet pickup truck being driven by Omar Felix Cueva near milepost 101 on Interstate 10 east of Deming. During the traffic stop, Cueva opened fire and killed Jarrot, said State Police Chief Robert Thornton.

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.