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A six-hour standoff with police ended with the death of a Tucumcari man Monday night. Officers initially responded to a domestic dispute report that ended when Daniel Gonzales, 56, prompted the use of deadly force, according to a press release from New Mexico State Police Lt. Eric Garcia. No other injuries were reported. Officers established a perimeter outside Gonzales’ 702 E. Laughlin Ave. home sometime after 4 p.m. Monday after receiving the report of a domestic disturbance. Within hours, tactical resources were on s...
A jury on Wednesday found a Tucumcari man guilty of five felonies including attempted murder and kidnapping. Sentencing has been set for 1 p.m. Tuesday. Earl Moses Ingram, 31, was silent in the 10th Judicial District Court as Justice Albert J. Mitchell read the jury’s verdicts to close the four-day trial. The victim, 27-year-old Amber Simpson, Ingram’s ex-girlfriend, cried with her family as they heard the guilty verdict on all charges. “I’m happy that it is over and justice was served,” Simpson said. Simpson said she is sa...
Closing arguments are tentatively set for Monday in the trial for a Tucumcari man accused of trying to kill his ex-girlfriend. Earl Moses Ingram, 31, appeared Friday in the 10th Judicial District Court charged with multiple felony charges, including the attempted murder of Amber Simpson, 27, of Tucumcari on July 24, 2009. A jury was selected on Thursday and opening arguments were heard. Court resumed Friday with the testimony from officers responding to a domestic dispute July 24 in the 1700 block of South Fifth Street in...
Closing arguments are tentatively set for Monday in the trial for a Tucumcari man accused of trying to kill his ex-girlfriend. Earl Moses Ingram, 31, appeared Friday in the 10th Judicial District Court charged with multiple felony charges, including the attempted murder of Amber Simpson, 27, of Tucumcari on July 24, 2009. A jury was selected on Thursday and opening arguments were heard. Court resumed Friday with the testimony from officers responding to a domestic dispute July 24 in the 1700 block of South Fifth Street in...
A Georgia man is in federal custody following a traffic stop resulting in the seizure of 900 pounds of marijuana near Tucumcari. Forrest McLaughlin of Atlanta was arrested by a New Mexico Motor Transportation Police after $1.3 million of marijuana was discovered stacked behind pallets of cantaloupes, said Major Ron Cordova. McLaughlin, 46, and the marijuana were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration out of Albuquerque on Tuesday, Cordova said. McLaughlin was parked Monday night in a no-parking zone on an...
Extending water rights reservation fees for Ute Lake among 12 local entities is on the agenda today at a New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission meeting. Village of Logan Manager Larry Wallin said he expects no action will be taken during Friday’s meeting in Albuquerque. Wallin also said the contract has been extended twice before, and he does not foresee any reason it would not be continued. Continuing the reservation fee is an issue affecting the 12 entities in the Ute Reservoir Water Commission, including Clovis and P...
Extending water rights reservation fees for Ute Lake among 12 local entities is on the agenda today at a New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission meeting. Village of Logan Manager Larry Wallin said expects no action will be taken during Friday’s meeting in Albuquerque. Wallin also said the contract has been extended twice before, and he does not foresee any reason it would not be continued. Continuing the reservation fee is an issue affecting the 12 entities in the Ute Reservoir Water Commission, including Clovis and P...
A Tucumcari city official who filed a lawsuit alleging the city took action against him in violation of the Whistleblower Protection Act was fired last week. Tucumcari City Manager Bobbye Rose said John “Marty” Garcia was terminated as city treasurer July 6, but declined to state the reason, citing personnel matters. Rose said Garcia was demoted in May because he "violated city procedure" in releasing "inaccurate personnel information" to city commissioners. Rose said requests for that type of information are supposed to go...
Joseph Machado is riding across America from his home in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., to Washington D.C., to raise money for disabled children. Machado, 13, was escorted by New Mexico State Police from Santa Rosa to Tucumcari on Friday afternoon. “It is impressive to see this young man doing such a selfless act,” said Michael Griego, NMSP patrolman. Machado said he is riding across the country because of his personal experience with disability. “I was in a wheelchair for over a year as the result of a sporting accident,” Machado...
A lawsuit filed in Santa Fe claims Tucumcari police stole $47,000 from two Kansas residents during a May 2 traffic stop. Tucumcari police records tell a far different story, claiming $53,140 was seized and handed over to federal officials as part of an investigation related to a possible illegal drug transaction. Tucumcari Police Cpl. Dennis Garcia followed protocol during a May 2 traffic stop in which $53,140 was seized from a Kansas man, according to city officials. “Cpl. Garcia followed the department’s procedures and pol...
A lawsuit filed in Santa Fe claims Tucumcari police stole $47,000 from two Kansas residents during a May 2 traffic stop. Tucumcari police records tell a far different story, claiming $53,140 was seized and handed over to federal officials as part of an investigation related to a possible illegal drug transaction. Tucumcari Police Cpl. Dennis Garcia followed protocol during a May 2 traffic stop in which $53,140 was seized from a Kansas man, according to city officials. “Cpl. Garcia followed the department’s procedures and pol...
Two Kansas residents claim in a lawsuit filed in Santa Fe that police in Tucumcari stole $47,000 in cash from them because they were assumed to be Mexican nationals. “We have not received any documents concerning this suit from the State District Court,” said Tucumcari City Manager Bobbye Rose on Tuesday. Rose said she will speak with Tucumcari Police Chief Jason Braziel to determine how much information is public record and can be released and how much of the information is pending litigation. Carlos Portillo and Kristal Hid...
When Earl Flint was a boy, his toys all had wheels. “I was all about machines and how they would change the world,” he said. And they did change his world 75 years ago when he was hired by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to help build Conchas Dam. A news release from the USACE reports Flint, 99, of San Jon, is the last known Conchas Dam builder alive today. “I was one of the luckiest people in the whole world, I thought back then,” he said. He’s expected to attend a ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Friday celebrating the dam’s 75t...
When Earl Flint was a boy, his toys all had wheels. “I was all about machines and how they would change the world,” he said. And they did change his world 75 years ago when he was hired by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to help build Conchas Dam. A news release from the USACE reports Flint, 99, of San Jon, is the last known Conchas Dam builder alive today. “I was one of the luckiest people in the whole world, I thought back then,” he said. He’s expected to attend a ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Friday celebrating the dam’s 75t...
The New Mexico Gaming Control Board has revoked a gaming license for La Mesa Racetrack and Casino at Raton, GCB Deputy Executive Director Greg Saunders said on Tuesday. “What this means for Quay County is we have another opportunity,” said Warren Frost, executive director of the Quay County Gaming Authority. Tucumcari was a finalist for the racino when it was awarded to Raton last June. Owners of the proposed La Mesa facility missed the deadline last weekend to get a temporary casino up and running. Frost, who attended Tue...
Freedom New Mexico: Thomas Garcia A plane that police said was carrying more than 400 pounds of marijuana crashed Monday night in a field 14 miles southwest of Tucumcari. New Mexico State Police are investigating a Monday night "controlled crash" of a plane filled with more than 400 pounds of marijuana. NMSP Lt. Cleo Baker said the plane landed in a field south of Tucumcari. The pilot, identified as a 34-year-old man from Louisville, Ky., was traveling to an unknown location when he landed the fixed wing plane on ranch land...
New Mexico State Police are investigating a Monday night "controlled crash" of a plane filled with more than 400 pounds of marijuana. NMSP Lt. Cleo Baker said the plane landed in a field south of Tucumcari. The pilot, identified as a 34-year-old man from Louisville, Ky., was traveling to an unknown location when he landed the fixed wing plane on ranch land a half mile off of State Road 209 in Quay County, according to an NMSP press release. Baker said no arrests have been made. The land 14 miles south of Tucumcari where the...
Tucumcari High School has reversed its in-school suspension meal plan after a student's mother complained. "A child is already being punished by being placed in ISS,” said Peggy Brown, the parent of a student placed in ISS. Brown said food should not be used a punishment, noting tax dollars are used to pay for student meals. Brown said her son was in ISS on Monday and was given what one school official called a less then desirable meal. The student was served a cheese sandwich, celery stick, orange and milk. That same day, h...
TUCUMCARI — Tucumcari High School has reversed its in-school suspension meal plan after a student's mother complained. "A child is already being punished by being placed in ISS,” said Peggy Brown, the parent of a student placed in ISS. Brown said food should not be used a punishment, noting tax dollars are used to pay for student meals. Brown said her son was in ISS on Monday and was given what one school official called a less then desirable meal. The student was served a cheese sandwich, celery stick, orange and m...
The Eastern Plains Council of Governments met Wednesday at the Tucumcari Convention Center with Curry County Commissioner Caleb Chandler calling for more openness and accountability from the organization. Chandler took over representing Curry County in place of Isidro Garcia. “I am still trying to get up to speed,” Chandler said. “I will be asking a lot of questions. I just want to be sure that I fully understand what is taking place.” Chandler raised questions about EPCOG funding and budgets. He said he would like to see...
The Eastern Plains Council of Governments met Wednesday at the Tucumcari Convention Center with Curry County Commissioner Caleb Chandler calling for more openness and accountability from the organization. Chandler took over representing Curry County in place of Isidro Garcia. “I am still trying to get up to speed,” Chandler said. “I will be asking a lot of questions. I just want to be sure that I fully understand what is taking place.” Chandler raised questions about EPCOG funding and budgets. He said he would like to see...
When hunting them failed to curb population growth, two area ranchers took their turkey troubles to the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. “This has been going on for quite a few years,” said Daniel Garcia, a Tucumcari Rancher. “Three years ago there was a flock of 300 turkeys running loose around here.” Garcia said game and fish experts removed 75 wild turkeys from his and a neighbor's property earlier this month. On several occasions, he said, the turkeys were eating the winter wheat seed almost as fast he could plant...
Freedom New Mexico: Thomas Garcia This group of turkeys is located on Daniel Garcia's ranch north of Tucumcari. In early March the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish captured and relocated 75 turkeys from this location. When hunting them failed to curb population growth, two area ranchers took their turkey troubles to the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. “This has been going on for quite a few years,” said Daniel Garcia, a Tucumcari rancher. “Three years ago there was a flock of 300 turkeys running loose aroun...
Freedom New Mexico: Liliana Castillo Students at Sandia Elementary School munch on a lunch of grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup Friday at the school cafeteria. First lady Michelle Obama is directing national attention to childhood obesity with her “Let’s Move” campaign. And Clovis and Portales schools are taking the fight straight to the lunchroom as they work to provide healthy meals to local youths. “We are turning towards using more fresh fruits and frozen vegetables,” said Paul Klein, Clovis Schools Food Serv...
First lady Michelle Obama is directing national attention to childhood obesity with her “Let’s Move” campaign. And Clovis and Portales schools are taking the fight straight to the lunchroom as they work to provide healthy meals to local youths. “We are turning towards using more fresh fruits and frozen vegetables,” said Paul Klein, Clovis Schools Food Service director. Klein said frozen vegetables have a lower sodium content than canned vegetables. Clovis also uses nutritional software to help create healthy menus, Klein sai...
