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Hours after he was transported to the Curry County jail Thursday, former international fugitive and accused killer Noe Torres was attacked by the uncle of the child he is charged with helping slay. Undersheriff Wesley Waller confirmed jail staff placed Torres in a holding cell near one occupied by Richard Silva, the uncle of 10-year-old Carlos Perez, who was gunned down in his sleep in 2005. Waller said Torres wasn't seriously injured in the fight and Silva is expected to be...
A defense attorney says an apparent attempt to save money in 9th Judicial District Court could wind up costing taxpayers thousands more in new trials. The court clerk's office segregated prospective jurors who only spoke Spanish into a single panel — one of five panels of prospective jurors assembled Aug. 1 for the current court term that ends Nov. 30. "Unfortunately," said defense attorney James Klipstine, "the United States Supreme Court has said you can't do that." Klipstine has already filed a request arguing for a new t...
A Curry County detention officer watching jail inmates with surveillance cameras told investigators she didn't see Louis Guerra attack Jaime Perez. She didn't realize there was a fight until she saw another officer take Perez, covered in blood, out of his cell. The officer's statement is part of a 99-page administrative investigation into the June 27 assault released Thursday by County Attorney Stephen Doerr. Perez was treated for injuries at the Clovis hospital, but was not seriously injured. The focus of the investigation w...
A Curry County detention officer watching jail inmates with surveillance cameras told investigators she didn't see Louis Guerra attack Jaime Perez. She didn't realize there was a fight until she saw another officer take Perez, covered in blood, out of his cell. The officer's statement is part of a 99-page administrative investigation into the June 27 assault released Thursday by County Attorney Stephen Doerr. Perez was treated for injuries at the Clovis hospital, but was not seriously injured. The focus of the investigation w... Full story
An emotional plea from accused child killer Noe Torres to remain jailed in Clovis and be close to his family was rejected Wednesday by District Judge Donna Mowrer. Appearing via video at his arraignment on murder charges, Torres, his voice choking, asked Mowrer to reconsider an order signed earlier this week that places him in a state prison instead of the troubled Curry County jail. CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks Noe Torres, right, pleads Wednesday with Judge Donna Mowrer to let him stay in the Curry County Detention Center...
