Union reps pleads not guilty in trespass case
Two union representatives pleaded not guilty in a packed Taos courtroom to criminal trespass charges. Eleanor Chavez and Melissa Montoya, members of AFSCME Local 1199, were arrested at Holy Cross Hospital after allegations they disrupted operations during contract talks. The hearing adjourned with no trial date set. higher tensions rose over a decertification letter from hospital staffers.
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Chavez
Town of Taos
Eleanor Chavez
Melissa Montoya
Albuquerque
National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees
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Montoya
Holy Cross Hospital
Paul Jones
Hospital Security
Jones
Miranda
Kean Spellman
Spellman
Taos Man Indicted in Kidnapping and Assault Case
A year after Michael Chavez was kidnapped and beaten in Taos, a grand jury charged Carlos Aragén, 23, with kidnapping conspiracy to commit kidnapping aggravated battery and robbery. Aragén was arrested June 8 and released on 50,000 bond July 1. An off duty state officer witnessed part of the attack and Chavez, son of Municipal Court Judge Richard Chavez, was found dumped at a Taos RV park after being robbed and stripped. An arrest warrant for Aragén remains in district court.
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Michael Chavez
Carlos Aragén
Taos
Aragén
Aragon
Apayellene
New Mexico
Matt Martinez
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Rancho de Taos
Ona
Chavez
Albuquerque
Ranchos de Taos
Richard Chavez
Aragdén
Autopsy Finds Natural Causes in Questa Death
Autopsy results show Terry Wyss 51 died of complications from coronary disease in his Questa home. Wyss had been dead seven to 12 days when found after a landlord reported not hearing from him for three weeks. Wyss lived in Questa about five years with no local family. siblings live in Wisconsin.
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Frank Gallegos
Terry Wyss
Cabresto Rd
Wyss
Albuquerque
Gallegos
New Mexico
Wisconsin
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