Weekly court briefs

Trial date set for convicted sex offender A 54-year-old convicted sex offender is expected to face a jury of his peers on nine new felony sexual assault charges starting on May 19...

Court briefs

Armed robber pleads guilty in jewelry heist A New Mexico man is likely to be sentenced to a maximum 10-year prison sentence after an armed jewelry heist last fall. Ivan...

Court briefs

Car thief sentenced A 39-year-old convicted car thief was sentenced Monday to 90 days in jail and two years of probation. District Court Judge Todd Plewe imposed the se...

Jewelry heist suspects may get a plea deal

Two men charged in connection to an armed jewelry heist in Montezuma County are expected to enter plea deals next month. Ivan Martin, 25, of Farmington, appeared before Chief Dist...

Jury to decide domestic violence case

A Native American woman alleges she was repeatedly punched in the face and hit in the head with a baseball bat during a domestic violence incident in June. Arrested June 27th in c...

County awarded grant for child protection

Money freed up after report of lapses in social service offices

Protection order tops misdemeanor violations

It isn't assault charges, drug cases nor DUI offenses that topped the list of most reported misdemeanors in Montezuma County. It's protection order violations. An annual statistic...

Protection order tops misdemeanor violations

It isn't assault charges, drug cases nor DUI offenses that topped the list of most reported misdemeanors in Montezuma County. It's protection order violations. An annual statistic...

Protection order tops misdemeanor violations

It isn’t assault charges, drug cases nor DUI offenses that topped the list of most reported misdemeanors in Montezuma County. Instead, it’s protection order violations. An annual ...

New Justice Center appears to be solution for congested courts

But for now, reorganization within county seems more likely

Sheriff’s contract is renewed, but with complaints about pedestrian treatment

The Dolores Town Board agreed to another one-year contract for law enforcement service from the Montezuma County Sheriff’s office. But before they did, some board members had some...

Two cyclists injured