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Clovis, NM – The District Attorney’s Office is proud to share a newly refreshed conference room in its Victim Services Department, thoughtfully designed to support child victims of crime and their families with comfort, care, and dignity. Meeting with prosecutors and staff can be an emotional and difficult experience for victims and their loved ones, […]

CLOVIS, N.M. – The New Mexico District Attorney’s Association held it’s 2026 Spring Conference and Awards banquet on April 14, 2026, at the Marriott Albuquerque Uptown.  The annual event recognized outstanding staff members from across the state for their dedication, professionalism, and commitment to supporting the justice system in New Mexico. These awards highlight the

CLOVIS, N.M. – District Attorney Quentin Ray announced that Alex Zapata, 28, of Clovis has been sentenced today to life imprisonment plus 23 ½ years, followed by parole, following his conviction on multiple violent felony charges.  The Court ordered that this sentence be served consecutive to an 8-year sentence, Zapata is currently serving. Zapata will have

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. – A man involved in the 2023 robbery and killing of a Honduran roofer in Clovis has been sentenced to 21 years in prison. Ninth Judicial District Attorney Quentin Ray announced that Cordney Chardai Cooper was sentenced on January 28, 2026, following a plea hearing held at the Curry County District Courthouse. Judge

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