ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman announced in a press release that he is charging an Otero County Sheriff’s Deputy with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a teen boy last summer. On June 25, 2024, Deputy Jacob Diaz was dispatched to perform a welfare check on 17-year-old Elijah Hadley. The deputy discovered the teen walking along Highway 70, and shot him multiple times after a confrontation. Last July…

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Otero County Sheriff Deputy Charged with First-Degree Murder

OTERO COUNTY, New Mexico (KVIA) -- The Bernalillo County District Attorney's Office is submitting first-degree murder charges against Otero County Sheriff Deputy Jacob Diaz in the June 2024 death of 17-year-old Elijah Hadley. Hadley was walking with an air soft gun along US Highway 70 near mile marker 240 on June 25, 2024. Diaz responded to calls for a welfare check on Hadley. Prosecutors say Diaz opened fire and killed Hadley. ABC-7 reported on…

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OTERO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) –An Otero County Sheriff's Office deputy is now facing a first-degree murder charge after fatally shooting a Mescalero Apache teenager last summer. Body camera video showed the deputy shooting 17-year-old Elijah Hadley less than thirty seconds after seeing him along the side of the road. 
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Otero County sheriff's deputy facing murder charge after fatally shooting teen

The murder charge comes after the deputy shot and killed a 17-year-old along Highway 70 in Otero County.

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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The Bernalillo County District Attorney's Office has submitted first-degree murder charges against Otero County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Diaz in the death last summer of 17-year-old Elijah Hadley, the office confirmed on Monday, Jan. 13. The charges are being submitted after a "thorough review of the evidence," the Bernalillo County DA's Office said. Elijah Hadley with his brother and niece. Photo courtesy of Hadley family…

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By Nick Catlin Click here for updates on this story     OTERO COUNTY, New Mexico (KOAT) — A first and second-degree murder charge was filed on Monday against Otero County Sheriff’s Deputy Jacob Diaz-Austin after a teen was shot and killed along Highway 70. The shooting left 17-year-old Elijah Hadley dead in June 2024 after Diaz-Austin fired several shots. Dozens held rallies outside the Otero County Sheriff’s Office to protest the shooting. It w…

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Adrian HeddenEl Rito Mediaachedden@currentargus.com Otero County Sheriff’s deputy Jacob Diaz-Austin on Monday was charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old Elijah Hadley.…
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Otero County Sheriff's Office Deputy Jacob Diaz-Austin fired 19 shots at the 17-year-old who presented "what appeared to be a firearm," according to New Mexico State Police

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N.M. deputy charged with murder in fatal shooting of man wandering on road carrying air soft gun

Alamogordo News Report Otero County Sheriff’s Deputy Jacob Diaz has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting of 17-year-old Elijah Hadley, according to a Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office press release. Last July, following the Hadley’s death, prosecutors with the 12th Judicial District conflicted out this case and asked the Bernalillo County office to complete the investigation. According to the release after a thorough …

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ALBUQUERQUE – The Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday that they officially filed criminal charges against the deputy sheriff of Otero County, Jacob Díaz, in connection with the shooting death of a 17-year-old teenager in June. Reportedly, the deadly incident was recorded on June 25, 2024, when Diaz responded to a welfare check over 17-year-old Elijah Hadley, who would have been walking a highway, and allegedly shot h…

ALBUQUERQUE – La Oficina del Fiscal de Distrito del condado Bernalillo anunció el lunes que presentaron oficialmente cargos criminales contra el alguacil adjunto del condado Otero, Jacob Díaz, en relación con la muerte a tiros de un adolescente de 17 años en junio. Según se informó, el mortal incidente se registró el 25 de junio de 2024, cuando Díaz respondió a un control de bienestar sobre Elijah Hadley de 17 años, quien habría estado caminando…

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