Man cleared in fracas with gun

Defendant says niece and ex-girlfriend attacked him

Expert claims cops used excessive force

Defendant stunned with 350,000 watts of electricity

Officer says suspect stabbed him

Jurors misled about the extent of the injury

Jurors will get Make My Day case

Trial starts next week in police officer’s stabbing

Trial delayed in assault on police officer

Defender granted time to examine testimony for Make My Day hearing

Court briefs

Dolores man faces trial in assault case Armando Paredes pleaded not guilty last week to a charge of third-degree assault. A three-day jury trial date was scheduled Sept. 3. ...

Court briefs

Elderly man fails drug test while out on bond An elderly man kept his head bowed when appearing in District Court last week for failing a drug test. Maynard Peltier, 6...

Teen reportedly fends off man's attack with a pocket knife

A 13-year-old defended himself with a pocket knife against an assailant on Road J west of Mancos, March 26, according to the sheriff's Facebook page. The teen told a sheriff's de...

N.M. man gets 10 years in Sept. 11 robbery, shooting

A New Mexico man was sentenced to 10 years in prison last week in connection to an armed robbery near the Ute Mountain Ute Casino. Initially charged with attempted murder, Ivan Ma...

County awarded grant for child protection

Money freed up after report of lapses in social service offices

21-year-old fatally shot

Man also wounded; Cortez police yet to make an arrest

Bond hiked for accused machete assailant

Montezuma County Court Judge JenniLynn Lawrence raised bond Wednesday for a 36-year-old Cortez man accused of terrorizing a neighborhood with a machete. Marquez Walker of 422 E. A...