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Clovis, NM – Ninth Judicial District Attorney Quentin Ray announced today that Alex Zapata was found guilty by a Curry County Jury for Felony Murder, Attempted Armed Robbery, Conspiracy to Commit Armed Robbery, and Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. On July 9, 2023, Clovis Police Officers were dispatched to 9th and Davis in reference […]

CLOVIS, N.M. – District Attorney Quentin Ray announced that Joshua Hutson, 45, of Clovis has been convicted of Criminal Sexual Penetration (First Degree Felony) and Criminal Sexual Contact of a Minor (2nd Degree Felony) following a jury trial in the Ninth Judicial District Court. After a day-long trial, the jury found Hutson guilty of sexually

CLOVIS, N.M. – Dominick Sena, 20, of Clovis has been sentenced to six years in the New Mexico Department of Corrections, followed by one year of supervised parole, after being convicted of two counts of Making a Shooting Threat, a Fourth Degree Felony under New Mexico law. District Attorney, Quentin Ray, emphasized the gravity of

CLOVIS, N.M. – Ninth Judicial District Attorney Quentin Ray announced today that a Curry County jury has convicted Bronson Arington, 36, of Receipt, Transportation or Possession of a Firearm or Destructive Device by a Felon and Unlawful Carrying of a Deadly Weapon following a jury trial held on November 14, 2025. The case arose from

CLOVIS, N.M. – Ninth Judicial District Attorney Quentin Ray announces that Alejandro Astorga-Chavez has been sentenced to 15 years in the New Mexico Department of Corrections following his conviction on multiple felony charges, including trafficking a controlled substance, felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a stolen vehicle, and aggravated fleeing a law enforcement

PORTALES, N.M. — Ninth Judicial District Attorney Quentin Ray announces that a Portales man has been convicted and sentenced following a jury trial related to a shoplifting incident that took place earlier this year. Ricardo James Ornelas Jr., 40, was found guilty of Shoplifting (Over $250 but Not More Than $500) after a jury trial

CLOVIS, N.M. – District Attorney Quentin Ray announced today that Christopher Gipson, age 42, of Ohio, has been sentenced to 29 years in the New Mexico Department of Corrections following his guilty plea to charges arising from a violent robbery that occurred in Clovis earlier this year. On March 19, 2025, officers from the Clovis

CLOVIS, N.M. – District Attorney, Quentin Ray, announced today that Jesus Anaya has pled guilty to Battery Upon a Peace Officer, a fourth-degree felony. Anaya will serve a total of four years in the New Mexico Department of Corrections for the battery charge and for being a habitual offender. The sentence follows an incident that

Clovis, NM – On October 1, 2025, 30 year-old, Martin Caballero-Diaz pled guilty to 2nd Degree Murder in the killing of his mother and was sentenced to 21 years in the New Mexico Department of Corrections. The sentence includes enhancements for being a habitual offender and for the discharge of a firearm during the commission

Clovis, NM – Ninth Judicial District Attorney, Quentin Ray, announced today that Alex Zapata, age 27, has been sentenced to 8 years in the New Mexico Department of Corrections following his conviction of Tampering with Evidence. The charge is related to a December 12, 2024, incident in which Region V Drug Task Force Agents, in