Guilty pleas for one woman crime spree unfold
Tafoya pleaded guilty to six felonies in a case tied to 2014 burglaries at a Taos area shop and a Super 8 motel scheme. Prosecutors noted a long record dating to 1995 while her defense cited bipolar disorder and schizoaffective illness. She faces about one year left in prison with credit for time served and could be released on probation if granted.
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Taos sergeant faces hearing over proposed termination
Taos Police Department sergeant Jani Davis, acquitted of battery in a June incident, faces a public hearing Friday on her appeal of a recommended firing. Town officials say she escalated the situation and used excessive force. supporters allege discrimination. An independent hearing officer will hear arguments at 9 a.m. at the Taos Town Council Chambers.
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Kit Carson Fiber Drive Amid Rate Fight for $7 to $10M More
The Kit Carson Electric Cooperative reels from a proposed electric rate hike while continuing a fiber optic expansion funded largely by a $44 million grant and $19 million loan. Officials say $2.6 million already invested and estimates of $7 to $10 million more needed to connect all willing homes and businesses, with lenders scrutinizing debt and TIER targets.
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Taos News
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Sect leader may be released from prison in New Mexico
Wayne Bent, head of the Lord of Our Righteousness Church, could be released by the end of 2015 while he undergoes skin cancer treatment. A judge ordered release by December 31, 2015, but state lawyers say the deadline is legally impossible without parole and hearings. Bent, 74, was convicted in 2008 of criminal sexual contact of a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, with a 10 year sentence. He founded the church in 1987 near Clayton, attracted worldwide attention for the case tried in Taos. The judge allowed release for medical treatment with conditions including supervision, sex offender registration, treatment, no contact with under 18s, and polygraph testing.
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Taos
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