ALBUQUERQUE – Attorney Hector Balderas announced Dec. 23 that a Bernalillo County grand jury returned an indictment against Davon Lymon for first degree murder and seven other charges involving the death of Albuquerque Police Office Daniel Webster.

Balderas’ Special Prosecutions Division will prosecute the state case against Lymon.

“The Office of the Attorney General Special Prosecutions Division prosecutes the most violent and complex criminal cases in New Mexico and also provides assistance and trial support to local prosecutors and law enforcement,” Balderas said. “We must all work together to keep New Mexico families safe and I would like to thank the federal authorities...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Health, Education, and Human Services committee approved Legislation No. 0407-16, which accepted amendments to the plan of operation for the Navajo Nation Department of Child Support Enforcement. The HEHSC serves as the oversight authority for the program.

In accordance with the legislation, the program will now be referred to as the “Navajo Nation Department of Child Support Services.”

Amendments to the plan of operation include modifications of child support obligations, the hiring of tribal court advocates and legal secretaries, locating custodial and non-custodial parents, and the establishment of paternity and medical support.

Other amendments that...

GRANTS –  Attorney General Hector Balderas announced on Dec. 22 that Jadrian Lucero will remain in prison following his conviction for the fatal abuse of his own daughter, who was just 47 days old at the time of her death.

The New Mexico Supreme Court agreed with the arguments of the Office of the Attorney General Criminal Appeals Division and affirmed Lucero’s conviction for intentional child abuse resulting in death. A Cibola County jury found Lucero guilty after the baby’s autopsy revealed that she died from “devastating brain injuries” caused by blunt force trauma.

“The tragedy of an innocent life cut so short is difficult to comprehend, but I hope today’s decision...

U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham will be a Senior Whip in the Democratic caucus when the new Congress convenes next year.

Lujan Grisham received the position after being named by Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer on Thursday.

This is the second high-profile position for Lujan Grisham in the upcoming Congress. Lujan Grisham was recently elected chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, which is made up of Hispanic members of the chamber, currently only Democrats.

Hoyer referenced that position Thursday in a statement.

“I am proud to announce that Rep. Lujan Grisham will serve as a Senior Whip in the 115th Congress,” Hoyer said. “As chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, she...