A known druggie was released from the McKinley County Adult Detention Center, only to face felony and misdemeanor charges in Bernalillo County, records show.
Corey Daniel, 23, was released from custody on Dec. 26 by 11th Judicial District Court Judge Lyndy Bennett after an admission of a violation of probation.
That case was in court Dec. 16 and dealt with breaking and entering and concealment of identity charges, records show.
The case dates back to August 2015 when McKinley County Sheriff’s deputies caught Daniel in a Thoreau storage unit that was not hers. At the Dec. 16 hearing, Daniel admitted to testing positive for methamphetamine.
Theresa Gomez, her defense attorney in Gallup, said Daniel must answer to charges in Bernalillo County, which, according to the New Mexico Courts website, include five felonies and a misdemeanor. Among those charges are receiving or transferring a stolen motor vehicle, reckless driving, multiple counts for aggravated assault on a peace officer with a deadly weapon, and aggravated fleeing from a peace officer.
Daniel was incarcerated in Albuquerque on those charges, but was later transferred to Gallup for the Bennet hearing. As of Jan. 12, Daniel was not jailed at the McKinley County Adult Detention Center or Bernalillo County’s Metropolitan Detention Center.
She has a jury trial set for May 22 in Albuquerque District Court.
By Bernie Dotson
Sun Correspondent