Ex-LCPD officer set for sentencing later in January

A former Las Cruces police officer who was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in 2023 is expected to be sentenced later ...

Former LCPD officer to be sentenced in January 2026

According to court records, a sentencing hearing with 3rd Judicial District Court Judge Richard Jacquez has been scheduled ...
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Jury finds Felipe Hernandez guilty of voluntary manslaughter

A jury found former Las Cruces police officer Felipe Hernandez guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of Teresa Gomez. Hernandez was found not guilty of the more serious charge of ...
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Trial of former Las Cruces police officer begins with opening statements, bodycam video

District Attorney Fernando Macias argued former Las Cruces Police Department officer Felipe Hernandez unnecessarily escalated an interaction that led to the shooting death of 45-year-old Teresa Gomez ...
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Former Las Cruces police officer convicted for 2023 shooting

QUESTIONING. NEW ON SEVEN A FORMER LAS CRUCES POLICE OFFICER FOUND GUILTY OF VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER. FELIPE HERNANDEZ WILL STAY IN JAIL UNTIL HE’S SENTENCED. HE’S CONVICTED IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF ...
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Former Las Cruces police officer convicted of voluntary manslaughter in shooting case

The former Las Cruces police officer showed the court what happened one early October morning in 2023. That’s when the on-duty officer came across a car outside an apartment complex and questioned the ...
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Trial for former LCPD officer set for Monday

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – The trial for a former Las Cruces police officer accused of shooting and killing a woman is expected to begin Monday. Felipe Hernandez is charged with second-degree murder in ...