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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

Clovis, NM – Ninth Judicial District Attorney Quentin Ray announced today that Jonathan Hay, 39, of Chaparral, New Mexico, has been sentenced to five and a half years in the New Mexico Department of Corrections for unlawful possession of a firearm and fleeing from law enforcement. The sentence stems from a July 3, 2025 incident

Clovis, NM – Ninth Judicial District Attorney Quentin Ray announced today that Jeffery Smiley, 51, of Clovis has been sentenced to 33 years in the New Mexico Department of Corrections for his role in a July 11, 2023, shooting that left his 7-year-old daughter critically injured after being shot in the forehead. Following a four-day

Clovis, NM – Ninth Judicial District Attorney, Quentin Ray, announced today that Giovanni Brown-Johnson, 19, has plead no contest to Second-Degree Murder in connection with the fatal shooting of 16-year-old, Demetrius Anderson. The incident occurred on August 27, 2024, when Clovis Police Department officers responded to a shots fired call at the Clovis Apartments.  Upon

Clovis, NM – Ninth Judicial District Attorney, Quentin Ray, announced today that Rachel Aranda, 35, of Clovis, plead guilty to one count of Negligently Making a Firearm Accessible to a Minor, a misdemeanor offense. The plea stems from an incident on March 27, 2025, when officers responded to a report involving an individual with a

Clovis, NM – Ninth Judicial District Attorney Quentin Ray announced today that Jose Guzman pled guilty to Aggravated Fleeing and Tampering with Evidence. On April 11, 2025, Officers Vasquez and Forguson responded to a report of a suspicious person at the Allsup’s located at 1500 Mabry Drive. When the officers arrived and exited their vehicle,