Defunded McKinley County DA No-Show for Court, Multiple Cases Dismissed

Defunded McKinley County DA no-show for court, multiple cases dismissed

MCKINLEY COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The McKinley County District Attorney's Office is on the brink of ceasing to function. KRQE Investigates first brought the issue up last month during a story about how dysfunction led to the state defunding the McKinley County DA's Office. When the fiscal year began on July 1, DA Bernadine Martin lost control of her budget. Lawmakers gave the money to neighboring DA Jack Fortner in San Juan County. Previous Coverag…

County commissioners discuss new financial arrangement with DA - The Post-Searchlight

The Decatur County Commissioners met for their first meeting of July on Tuesday morning. The first item on the agenda was a brief update from Code Enforcement, given by Elijah McCoy. He informed the commissioners that a realtor company had cleaned garbage off a Florida property and dumped it in Decatur County; McCoy explained he had found the company responsible, and had notified them to clean the waste up, or face a fine. Other issues McCoy men…