Inside the manslaughter conviction of a Las Cruces police officer

Inside the manslaughter conviction of a Las Cruces police officer

The post Inside the manslaughter conviction of a Las Cruces police officer appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. Early in 2023, New Mexico’s police violence drew attention from all over the nation. In small towns like Farmington, officers were under the microscope for driving to the wrong address in response to a domestic violence call and shooting the homeowner dead on his stoop. And in Albuquerque, an entire department was in the spotlight…

The District Attorney's Office, Zona Norte, obtained a conviction against the defendant Jaime C. V., who was found criminally responsible for the crime of homicide and reckless injury, in events recorded on October 23, 2021, in Ciudad Juárez. Based on the evidence obtained in the ministerial investigation, it was established that he was driving a vehicle of the Nissan brand, X-Trail line, when he omitted to stop at a traffic light located on the…