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Newspaper
Taos News
Location
Taos, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 2000
Page
2
Officers ended the search at dusk as Leroy Fresquez remained at large near the Taos County Adult Detention Center. By Friday morning, authorities speculated he may have fled to Colorado. Residents voiced unease about safety around the jail while noting prior escapes.
Leroy Fresquez is returned to call block B-2 on auto theft charges when a patrol officer serves him. Fresquez slips through a food tray opening, stalls in a hall, and bolts as Detention Sgt. Archuleta, Taos County deputies pursue. He jumps two doors and a fence to vanish into an arroyo moments later.
Taos County officials plan separate probes with New Mexico State Police and the Association of New Mexico Counties to find security failures after the escape of inmate Leroy Fresquez. Internal county review notes unlocked doors and staffing shortages as key factors, with calls to transfer jail operations to the sheriff and to install screens on cell food tray slots.
Reports indicate a few possible Fresquez sightings after his Aug. 3 escape from Taos County jail. A woman said she received calls from Fresquez or associates and saw a red sports car linked to his uncle. Another tip noted a man under a Las Cordovas bridge amid ongoing searches. Authorities have not confirmed a sighting.
Leroy Fresquez faced a June 5 sentence hearing in Taos County for probation violations tied to an armed robbery case at the Coyote Club Store. Judge Peggy Nelson rejected revoking probation, instead imposing strict conditions including daily Community Corrections contact and electronic breathalyzer monitoring, while noting the flaws in police work and Fresquez’s repeated offenses.
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