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Jesse Ruiz Convicted of Voluntary Manslaughter in Clovis Shooting

Clovis, NM – Ninth Judicial District Attorney Quentin Ray announced today that Jesse Ruiz has been convicted of voluntary manslaughter and possession of a firearm by a felon in connection with the shooting death of Ruben Mireles. Following the conviction, Judge Fred Van Soelen sentenced Ruiz to 15 years in the New Mexico Department of […]

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Clovis Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Assaulting Peace Officers and Fleeing Arrest

Clovis, NM – Ninth Judicial District Attorney Quentin Ray announced that on February 3, 2025, Omarion Price, 19, of Clovis, pled guilty to Aggravated Assault upon a Peace Officer, Attempted Aggravated Battery on a Peace Officer with a Deadly Weapon, and Aggravated Fleeing a Law Enforcement Officer. The charges stem from a November 22, 2023

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Sex offender sent to prison for possession of “Child Porn” and Bestiality

Clovis, NM  Ninth Judicial District Attorney Quentin Ray announced that on February 10, 2025, Timothy Harper, age 54, of Clovis, pled guilty to Possession of visual medium of sexual exploitation and Bestiality. On August 17, 2024, an organization called the Colorado Ped Patrol requested the Clovis Police Department dispatch officers to the home of

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Portales Man to Serve Twenty-One Years for Sexual Molestation of Daughter

Portales, NM  Ninth Judicial District Attorney, Quentin Ray, announced that on January 8, 2025, Lawrence Corne, age 53, of Portales, pled guilty to Criminal Sexual Penetration and Criminal Sexual Contact of a Minor. An investigation by the Roosevelt County Sheriffs Office revealed that Corne had been molesting his daughter over a period of five

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CLOVIS MAN SENT TO PRISON FOR AGGRAVATED BATTERY ON A POLICE OFFICER

Clovis, NM – Ninth Judicial District Attorney, Quentin Ray, announced that on July 23, 2024, Jesus Carrera, age 35, of Clovis, pled guilty to Aggravated Battery on a Peace Officer and Battery on a Peace Officer and was sentenced to 11 years in the Department of Corrections.  On December 13, 2023, Officer Cope and Smith

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DA, QUENTIN RAY ANNOUNCES ONE OF THEIR OWN RETIRES AFTER 35 YEARS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT

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

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Villalta sent to Prison for Disarming and Battery on a Peace Officer 

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

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