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UPI
4 days ago
- UPI
Man, 18, arrested in fatal shooting in University of New Mexico dorm
John Fuentes, 18, is facing charges of first-degree murder, aggravated battery and tampering with evidence. He is in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque, N.M. Photo by Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office July 26 (UPI) -- An 18-year-old man was arrested in the death of a 14-year-old boy and injury of a 19-year-old while playing video games at a University of New Mexico student housing complex in Albuquerque, police said. The campus reopened on Saturday, the university said in a news release. The suspect, John Fuentes, was arrested around 2:30 p.m. local time Friday in Los Lunas, 25 miles south of Albuquerque and about 13 hours after the shooting at Casas del Rio housing complex. Fuentes was taken into custody at 3 a.m. Saturday at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque. He is facing charges of first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and tampering with evidence, New Mexico State Police said. Fuentes was arrested during a traffic stop on Highway 314 in Valencia County. Several agencies, including state police, the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office and Albuquerque police, looked for Fuentes. Fuentes was one of four teenagers playing video games in a dorn room, New Mexico State Police Chief Troy Weisler said at a news conference. According to court documents Saturday obtained by KOAT-TV, Fuentes went to the dorm parking lot in his father's vehicle. At 10:20 p.m., he met with the 14-year-old and another person, police said. A fourth person told authorities they were playing video games, and the Fuentes appeared to be on drugs. The victim was shot in the head. He said they fled through a window. Police said Fuentes first went to his car and then wound up on the first story of the housing building where he injured himself while smashing several windows. Blood stains, a stolen Glock 9mm handgun, keys and a pair of blue jeans were left on the roof, police said. Two people picked him up in a pickup around 1:40 a.m., police said. Gunfire was detected after midnight at the dormitory. At 1:36 a.m., police responded to an alarm from the dorm building. They found a broken window and what appeared to be blood, Weisler said. Police found the dead 14-year-old inside the dorm. The young teen hasn't been identified. At 2:30 a.m., a 19-year-old man arrived at a hospital with a gunshot wound. The university first reported the incident at 3:27 a.m. via Lobo Alerts. Central campus had been closed "out of an abundance of caution," the school posted on X. For about five hours people were told to shelter in place. Late Friday, the university said the campus would reopen Saturday with all planned activities. The dormitory also reopened, the school posted on X. "This is a tragic incident that has had a deep impact on our entire community," Weisler said. The University of Mexico has about 22,000 students enrolled but much fewer during the summer. More than 400 students were attending new student orientation and were staying in the dormitories. "We understand this incident may be especially distressing for new students and their families," University President Garnett S. Stokes said in a statement. "We want to assure everyone that we are fully committed to your safety and well-being."
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Yahoo
Missing child last seen with non-custodial father near Gibson and Carlisle in ABQ
BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) — The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help with finding an endangered, missing 5-year-old who was last seen with her non-custodial father on Friday, May 30 near Gibson and Carlisle. According to BCSO, law enforcement is concerned for her safety due to an ongoing child custody dispute and 'the circumstances surrounding her disappearance.' Queen Hulland stands at 3″ and weighs 70lbs. She has black hair and brown eyes. Her non-custodial father is Eric Gallow, 40, who drives a light grey Dodge Avenger with license plate PHG861. He stands at 5'6″ and weighs 200lbs. Gallow has a neck tattoo. Both Gallow's and Hulland's photos can be seen below: Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at (505) 553-4504. You can also text BCSO to 847411. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
04-06-2025
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- Yahoo
APS middle school teacher arrested for alleged sexual relationships with students
Jun. 3—Sending nude photos and sexually explicit messages to students, supplying teenage girls with alcohol and subsequently getting a 15-year-old pregnant — those are the accusations being leveled against an Albuquerque Public Schools teacher who recently resigned. Patrick Corr, 34, who formerly taught English at John Adams Middle School on the West Side, is charged with two counts of criminal sexual penetration of a minor and three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He was arrested by Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office deputies Monday evening. Corr's attorney did not respond to a request for comment, and his family declined to comment. "The conduct Patrick Corr is accused of is reprehensible," APS spokesman Martin Salazar said in a statement. "APS Police first began its investigation into an allegation against Mr. Corr in May 2024, and he was placed on leave that same month. He tendered his resignation on May 14, 2025." Salazar added that John Adams is the only APS school Corr worked at, and he had been with the district since 2019. In May 2024, John Adams teachers complained to the principal that they felt "extremely uncomfortable" after Corr laid his body across two female students upon returning to the school from a field trip to Urban Air, according to a criminal complaint filed in Metropolitan Court. Corr was placed on administrative leave and the school initiated an internal investigation at the end of the school year. Three months after the field trip, the principal and a teacher were cleaning out Corr's old classroom and found a cabinet and boxes with notes from students where he was referred to as "hot" or "Daddy Corr," the complaint states. The criminal investigation handled by the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office's Special Victim's Unit began in August 2024. A girl, who was not Corr's student, told deputies she met him in June 2021 while out at a bar and grill with her stepsister, according to the complaint. The girl was 15 at the time, though she said she initially told Corr she was 19. Deputies said the girl told them Corr invited her and her stepsister to a party at his house, where the girl drank alcohol before having sex with Corr. The girl said when she told Corr she was 15, he responded by laughing and saying he "figured she was lying about her age," the complaint states. The girl told deputies she realized she was pregnant soon after and told Corr through Snapchat, according to the complaint. She decided to get an abortion and, afterward, had sex with Corr a few weeks later "because she felt pressured." On Nov. 21, 2024, BSCO executed a search warrant on Corr's Snapchat account and found he had messaged over 50 students, where he talked about his personal love life, alcohol and drugs, and allegedly solicited nudes from students, the complaint states. Days earlier, a deputy interviewed one of Corr's former students at University of New Mexico Hospital. Deputies said the former student told them Corr asked her for her Snapchat during one of her final days of the school year in 2021, which she found "weird." The girl, who was 16 at the time, said Corr bought her and her cousin alcohol, and she had sex with him after drinking. The girl told deputies that the next morning, Corr got her an emergency contraceptive pill and "made her take in front of him," according to the complaint.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Yahoo
'Operation Route 66' nets 700 arrests; no timetable given for end of operation
May 19—A multi-agency operation dedicated to cracking down on crime in the International District led to 700 arrests in three months, including a man who was arrested five times. In February, the 2nd Judicial District Attorney's Office, New Mexico State Police, Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office and New Mexico Corrections Department's Probation and Parole Division partnered up for "Operation Route 66" to arrest and prosecute people committing crime in the International District. As of Monday, the operation has netted 700 arrests over 12 weeks, recovering dozens of guns and stolen vehicles. About 100 law enforcement officers have been working weekly during the operation, according to the 2nd Judicial District Attorney's Office. "(The 700) is a staggering number and it shows how much this neighborhood deserved this operation," Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman said during a news conference Monday. "It's unfair to the people that live here (...) to put up with this crap out on the streets. And what we're trying all to do in law enforcement is bring back not only a sense of safety, but actual safety for the neighborhood." Of the 700 arrests, Michael Farfan was arrested five times on warrants and new crimes related to vehicle theft, burglary and criminal damage to property, 2nd Judicial District Court spokesperson Nancy Laflin said. "This operation continues to highlight a deeper issue facing communities across New Mexico: high rates of recidivism," BCSO spokesperson Deanna Aragon said in a news release. "A significant number of those arrested during Operation Route 66 are repeat offenders who continue to cycle through the criminal justice system." Of the hundreds of people arrested, 505 had warrants, including seven homicide suspects like Deomtray Davis, who was wanted for an open count of murder, Bregman said. The operation is three months old, but it will continue for the foreseeable future. Officials did not give a timeline. The strategy includes moving to other parts of the city to track people down. "We also are following every single one of those cases and doing everything we can to hold those people accountable and get justice," Bregman said. NMCD Cabinet Corrections Secretary Alisha Tafoya Lucero said probation and parole officers are working with law enforcement and prosecutors to target the most dangerous offenders and connect people who are struggling with addiction to get the services they need the most. Along with reducing crime in the International District, a goal of "Operation 66" is to give people a chance to get help. State of the Heart Recovery Center, a nonprofit treatment center for substance abuse, is assisting law enforcement to make sure people have access treatment. "Operation Route 66" has cost about $500,000 and there is enough funding to keep it going through June, Laflin said. She said the district attorney's office plans to request additional funding. "We're only at halftime, folks," Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen said. "We're not here to just do 60 or 90 days. We're looking to do more and stay here in this community." New Mexico State Police Chief Troy Weisler issued a warning for criminals who think they have managed to slip through the cracks so far. "Your days of terrorizing this community are coming to an end," he said. "When your luck runs out, and it will, you will meet the consequences. The age of lawlessness is over."
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Yahoo
'Operation Route 66' nets 700 arrests; no timetable given for end of operation
May 19—A multi-agency operation dedicated to cracking down on crime in the International District led to 700 arrests in three months, including a man who was arrested five times. In February, the 2nd Judicial District Attorney's Office, New Mexico State Police, Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office and New Mexico Corrections Department's Probation and Parole Division partnered up for "Operation Route 66" to arrest and prosecute people committing crime in the International District. As of Monday, the operation has netted 700 arrests over 12 weeks, recovering dozens of guns and stolen vehicles. About 100 law enforcement officers have been working weekly during the operation, according to the 2nd Judicial District Attorney's Office. "(The 700) is a staggering number and it shows how much this neighborhood deserved this operation," Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman said during a news conference Monday. "It's unfair to the people that live here (...) to put up with this crap out on the streets. And what we're trying all to do in law enforcement is bring back not only a sense of safety, but actual safety for the neighborhood." Of the 700 arrests, Michael Farfan was arrested five times on warrants and new crimes related to vehicle theft, burglary and criminal damage to property, 2nd Judicial District Court spokesperson Nancy Laflin said. "This operation continues to highlight a deeper issue facing communities across New Mexico: high rates of recidivism," BCSO spokesperson Deanna Aragon said in a news release. "A significant number of those arrested during Operation Route 66 are repeat offenders who continue to cycle through the criminal justice system." Of the hundreds of people arrested, 505 had warrants, including seven homicide suspects like Deomtray Davis, who was wanted for an open count of murder, Bregman said. The operation is three months old, but it will continue for the foreseeable future. Officials did not give a timeline. The strategy includes moving to other parts of the city to track people down. "We also are following every single one of those cases and doing everything we can to hold those people accountable and get justice," Bregman said. NMCD Cabinet Corrections Secretary Alisha Tafoya Lucero said probation and parole officers are working with law enforcement and prosecutors to target the most dangerous offenders and connect people who are struggling with addiction to get the services they need the most. Along with reducing crime in the International District, a goal of "Operation 66" is to give people a chance to get help. State of the Heart Recovery Center, a nonprofit treatment center for substance abuse, is assisting law enforcement to make sure people have access treatment. "Operation Route 66" has cost about $500,000 and there is enough funding to keep it going through June, Laflin said. She said the district attorney's office plans to request additional funding. "We're only at halftime, folks," Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen said. "We're not here to just do 60 or 90 days. We're looking to do more and stay here in this community." New Mexico State Police Chief Troy Weisler issued a warning for criminals who think they have managed to slip through the cracks so far. "Your days of terrorizing this community are coming to an end," he said. "When your luck runs out, and it will, you will meet the consequences. The age of lawlessness is over."
