Family seeks answers in Taos shooting case
The Romero family of Taos questions DA handling after Chris Romero, 30, was shot and killed Aug. 6 at Teena Trujillo’s Upper Ranchitos home. He faced stalking charges the same day, though the family says he was unaware. six shell casings were found by Taos County investigators. No charges had been filed as of Aug. 17, with family alleging confusion over who leads the case.
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Chris Romero
Taos
Teena Trujillo
Romero
Taos County
Trujillo
Ranchitos
Frances Trujillo
Set
Dan Herrera
Boyne
DeStevens
Debbie Carlin
Ranchos de Taos
Carlin
Florida
Local remarks reference long family tenure and city personnel
A fragment notes a statement by Parraz mentioning eighty initial phone calls and a figure of 160k, referencing a long 412 year lineage for the Sohne family and including a remark about city personnel and the mayor.
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Sohne
Woman jailed for stalking and murder attempt in Taos County
A California woman, Karen DeStevens, 33, was arraigned in Taos County magistrate court on charges of attempted murder in the first degree and harassment. A $80,000 cash bond was set, with a mental competency evaluation and hearing ordered within 10 days. The case, linked to a stalking and a fatal shooting in Taos, marks New Mexico’s second Harassment and Stalking Act filing.
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California
Taos County
Karen DeStevens
DeStevens
Taos
New Mexico
Shawn Boyne
Taos County Magistrate Court
Chris Romero
Romero
Ramp opens doors for handicapped teen in Taos
Raymond Romero, a Taos High School sophomore in Ranchos de Taos, gained a wheelchair ramp built by volunteers using donated materials. The ramp enables access to a special bus for fall classes. Isabel St Onge, Romero’s teacher, led a two year drive with family, local businesses, and Adelante Techworks staffer Ryan Jennings overseeing construction.
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Raymond Romero
Ranchos de Taos
Taos
Isabel St. Onge
Romero
St. Onge
Ryan Jennings
Adelante Techworks of
Albuquerque
Jennings
Priest Lipinski Sentenced for Abusing a Child in New Mexico
Visiting district judge Eugene Mathis sentenced former Questa parish priest Vincent Lipinski, 31, to nearly five years but suspended jail time and ordered treatment in Maryland for sexual offenders. Lipinski pled guilty to giving liquor to and molesting a 14 year old in October 1992 and was barred from contact with the victim and from supervisory roles over children. Mathis noted lack of prior record and cooperation as factors in granting leniency.
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Vincent Lipinski
Lipinski
Eugene Mathis
Las Vegas
N.M
Questa
Maryland
Mathis
Carson budget plan proposes $1.7 million cut across Carson National Forest
Carson National Forest officials warn the proposed 1994 budget of 9.3 million, down from 11 million, would slash timber planning by 97 percent and reforestation by 85 percent. The plan threatens 30 to 35 of 184 full time jobs, with many programs facing reductions and potential impacts on campgrounds, roads, and wood sales.
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Carson National Forest
Taos Valley
Leonard Lucero
Carson
Lucero
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