The Bloomfield woman reportedly involved in a double homicide on Aug. 28 now faces a felony charge in connection to the crimes.
Ravyn Burns, 18, has been charged with third-degree felony tampering with evidence and misdemeanor resisting, evading or obstructing an officer.
The charges were brought by the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office in connection to her alleged involvement in the killings of Stoney Torres, 25, and Jessica Aragon, 28.
Multiple witnesses placed Burns at the home on County Road 4909 the day of the shooting. Witnesses also stated that she was there with Isaiah Barella Brown, 21, the alleged shooter, and fled with him, according to an affidavit for arrest warrant.
It is alleged Burns’ mother Lucinda Burns conspired with an inmate at the San Juan County Detention Center to secure a ride for Brown and Burns from Kirsten Levato, who reportedly took them to 9 County Road 6693, where they were reportedly “sleeping in the living room,” according to “recorded phone calls from the detention center,” the affidavit states.
When authorities learned Brown and Burns were there, they obtained a search warrant and arrest warrant for Brown, charging him with two counts of second-degree murder and unlawful taking of a motor vehicle.
Levato was the first arrested as she left the home before law enforcement officers executed the search warrant at the home at 4:41 p.m. Aug. 29.
“Brown reportedly fired rounds out the window at officers,” and it is believed he “started a fire inside,” the affidavit states.
Brown and Burns reportedly “fled the scene on foot west bound to avoid apprehension,” and “an officer-involved shooting occurred,” before both were arrested, the affidavit states.
Brown, who was shot, was taken to San Juan Regional Medical Center and was flown to another hospital for treatment of his injuries.
Burns was arrested and questioned by detectives. During questioning, Burns reportedly admitted that she and “Brown changed clothes,” after the homicides, and he reportedly put the clothes in a Dollar General bag, and “she was unsure of where Brown placed this bag or where the clothes were currently at,” the affidavit states.
The charge of tampering with evidence alleges that Burns disposed of her clothing and the vehicle with Brown after the homicide, the affidavit states.
The clothing could be considered “imperative to the investigation indicating her involvement and could possess any evidence on this clothing,” the affidavit states.
She allegedly resisted officers by running from them as they attempted to execute an arrest warrant on County Road 6693, the affidavit states.
San Juan County Sheriff’s detectives also stated in the warrant that they brought the charges against Burns, after Farmington Police detectives “advised they would not be pursing charges related to Burns’ involvement” in the officer-involved shooting, according to the affidavit.
Brown has not been arrested as of Tuesday morning, and no charges have been brought against Levato or Burns’ mother.
Burns has a preliminary hearing scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Sept. 12 in Aztec Magistrate Court.
