Court briefs recount Taos juveniles escape and trial notes
In Taos district court, 15-year-old Clarence Padilla admitted to taking part in the May 27 escape from the Taos Juvenile Detention Center, with two co-suspects still charged. Padilla faces 15 days of diagnostic evaluation before sentencing. A 17-year-old remains at large. Also in Taos, a key witness was ordered to testify in the burglary case of Michael Trujillo as prosecutors seek the gun and tool theft charges, while a separate grand jury indicted James Keating for marijuana distribution and Frederick Sweetwater for aggravated battery in a party incident.
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Taos
Clarence Alex Padilla
Sam Sanchez
Children’s Court
Kay Ann Tyssee
Padilla
Children Youth and Families Department
Luis Montoya
David Archuleta
Michael Trujillo
Darry Bouchard
Trujillo
Michael Gurulé
Gurulé
Colorado
Tim Hassan
Ranchas de Taos
Taos Grand
Frederick Sweetwater
Buffalo
Talpa
El Prado trailer home wiped out by June 9 fire
Taos firefighters say a trailer home at 11180 Cardenas Lane was a total loss after a June 9 blaze. Landowner Juan Torres was burning weeds on family property when flames spread to his daughter’s trailer. Neighbors saw smoke and called in. crews from Taos and Rio Fernando fought the 3.5 hour fire amid traffic slowdowns.
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Cardenas Lane
Taos
Eric Montoya
Juan Torres
Torres
Colorado
Rio Fernando
Montoya
Paseo del Pueblo Norte
U.S. 64
Quintana Road
Rio Lucero Road
Quintana
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