Man pleads guilty to possession of explosives

LAS CRUCES — A Roswell man pleaded guilty Oct. 10 to the unlawful possession of explosives during an appearance in federal court in Las Cruces.

Jeffrey Blake Vanover, 53, of Roswell, entered the plea of guilty without the benefit of a plea agreement, according to a press release from the office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico.

The release stated that Vanover was arrested April 7 on a charge of being a prohibited person in possession of explosives “because he was an unlawful drug user and addict and because he was a convicted felon.”

The arrest stemmed from a Feb. 12, 2017 incident that occurred in Chaves County.