Author name: Pablo Pena

Ninth Judicial District Attorney, Quentin Ray announces the retirement of Dan Aguilar from the 9th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.  Dan has served in local law enforcement for the past 35 years and has served as an investigator for the 9th District DA’s Office for the past 18 years. Dan started his career at the Clovis […]

Clovis, NM – Ninth Judicial District Attorney, Quentin Ray, announced that on September 2, 2024, Jose Villalta, age 25, of Clovis, was sentenced to eight years in the Department of Corrections for Disarming a Peace Officer and Battery on a Peace Officer. On November 22, 2023, Officers with the Clovis Police Department responded to a

CLOVIS POLICE DEPARTMENT CLOVIS NEW MEXICO Released through the Office of Roy Rice, Chief of Police, Clovis Police Department By Steven Wright, Lieutenant, Clovis Police Department, (575) 763-9469 Release Date:  08/30/24 Incident Type:  Aggravated Burglary, 1800 block of College Park Dr., Clovis, New Mexico Contact Person:  Steven Wright, Lieutenant, Public Information Officer, 575-763-9469 Clovis, NM

Clovis, NM – Ninth Judicial District Attorney, Quentin Ray, announced that on July 24, 2024, Damon Martinez, age 41, of Clovis, was sentenced to two years in the Department of Corrections for assault on a jail.  On February 2, 2022, several inmates at the Curry County Detention Center broke off a heavy-duty towel rack and

Clovis, NM – Ninth Judicial District Attorney, Quentin Ray, announced that on July 3, 2024, Cheryl Yazzie, age 31, of Clovis, was sentenced to 1 ½ years in the Department of Corrections for Battery on a peace officer. On May 12, 2023, Officers with the Clovis Police Department placed Ms. Yazzie under arrest for concealing

Portales, NM – Ninth Judicial District Attorney, Quentin Ray, announced that on June 26, 2024, Steven Butler, age 56, of Dora, NM, was sentenced to 3 years in the Department of Corrections for 6 counts involving unfair biding practices with the Dora Schools. The New Mexico Office of the State Auditor conducted an audit of

Clovis, NM – Ninth Judicial District Attorney, Quentin Ray, announced that on June 18, 2024, Carlos Lopez, age 40, of Clovis, was sentenced to eleven years in the Department of Corrections for 2 counts of Battery on a Police Officer after being found guilty by a Curry County jury. On October 2, 2023, Officers were

Portales, NM – Ninth Judicial District Attorney, Quentin Ray, announced that on May 28, 2024, Alfonso Villareal Perez, age 29, of Portales, pled guilty to multiple felonies including Abuse of a Child and four counts of Battery on a Peace Officer. The defendant pled to his involvement in two different incidents.  The first incident involved

Clovis, NM – Ninth Judicial District Attorney, Quentin Ray, announced that on May 7, 2024, Anthony Abeyta, age 28, of Clovis, was sentenced to nine and a half years in the Department of Corrections for Aggravated Fleeing a Law Enforcement Officer.  The 9 ½ years is to run consecutive to a six-year sentence he received