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Janice Fullilove Indicted on Charges Related to Her Driver’s License

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:54:39 -0400

AG wants federal ban on animal fighting videos

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:44:32 -0400

UNDERGOING PHYSICAL THERAPY.// NEW MEXICO IS JOINING 25 OTHER STATES TRYING TO BAN VIOLENT VIDEOS OF ANIMAL ABUSE. THE U-S SUPREME COURT HAS AGREED TO HEAR ARGUMENTS ABOUT WHETHER BANNING SUCH VIDEOS VIOLATES PEOPLE’S FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. CRIS ORNELAS IS HERE WITH WHAT NEW MEXICO'S ATTORNEY GENERAL IS DOING TO TRY TO GET THE VIDEOS OUTLAWED. THIS ALL STEMS BACK TO A PENNSYLVANIA MAN WHO WAS CONVICTED FOR MAKING AND SELLING VIDEOS OF DOGFIGHTS. HE APPEALED HIS CONVICTION AND AN APPEALS COURT JUDGE TOOK HIS SIDE. THE JUDGE THERE RULED THAT THE VIDEOS ARE FREE SPEECH AND ARE PROTECTED UNDER THE CONSTITUTION. ITS CALLED THE DEPICTION OF ANIMAL CRUELTY ACT AND THE FEDERAL LAW BANS MAKING, SELLING OR POSSESSING VIDEOS OF ANIMALS BEING TORTURED OR MAIMED. 'people that are involved in cockfighting or dog fighting sure they're gonna wanna buy videos of the latest big cockfight or big dog fight and they're gonna pay money for that'LAW ENFORCEMENT SAY THESE VIDEOS ARE POPULAR IN THE COCKFIGHTING COMMUNITY. AND AS LONG AS THERE IS A MARKET FOR THE VIDEOS THE FIGHTS WILL GO ON IN SECRET. AT A RECENT COCKFIGHTING BUST IN FARMINGTON... COPS FOUND MORE THAN A DOZEN OF THE VIDEOS. NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL GARY KING FILED A BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF THE LAW TO THE JUSTICES. 'our issue is to support the case in that way and to let the court know this is a very important issue to the states and something we feel is worth fighting all the way to the supreme court ' THE VIEW THAT THE VIDEOS ARE FREE SPEECH PROTECTED BY THE FIRST AMENDMENT DOESN'T HOLD A LOT OF WATER WITH THE A-G'S OFFICE... A POSITION THEY HOPE THE JUSTICES WILL SHARE. 'you'd have to take a pretty skewed view of life to say that impinges on your rights whatsoever to free speech to show an animal ripping apart another animal' THE JUSTICES WILL HEAR ARGUMENTS IN THE CASE THIS FALL AND

Police: Suspect mistakenly killed the wrong man for affair

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:05:49 -0400

AN ALBUQUERQUE NEWLYWED. POLICE SAY IT’S A TRAGIC CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY. KAYLA ANDERSON IS LIVE AT APD HEADQUARTERS WITH DETAILS: THE VICTIM'S WIFE CALLED 911 AROUND 3:30 SATURDAY MORNING ... SAYING HER HUSBAND HAD JUST BEEN SHOT INSIDE THEIR NEW HOME. POLICE HAD NO CLUE THAT DAY WHY THE MAN WOULD HAVE BEEN TARGETED. BUT NOW THEY SAY HE WASN'T THE TARGET AT ALL ... HE WAS JUST IN THE WRONG PLACE ... AT THE WRONG TIME. OFFICERS SAY TWO ASSAILANTS ENTERED THE HOME ... INTENDING TO KILL THE MAN WHO USED TO LIVE THERE. THE MOTIVE? HE HAD ALLEGEDLY SLEPT WITH ONE OF THEIR GIRLFRIENDS: 'and they were startled by the man steven pierce who was the resident at the time and the man took his life by shooting at him and killing him.' POLICE HAVE 35- YEAR-OLD JASON R. SKAGGS IN CUSTODY .... AND THEY EXPECT TO HAVE HIS ALLEGED ACCOMPLICE IN CUSTODY SOMETIME THIS MORNING. SKAGGS FACES AN OPEN COUNT OF MURDER ... AS WELL AS OTHER FELONY CHARGES RELATED TO THE BREAK-IN ... AND HIS ALLEGED PLANS TO MURDER THE MAN WHO SLEPT WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND. REPORTING LIVE FROM APD HEADQUARTERS... KAYLA ANDERSON EYEWITNESS NEWS 4 TODAY. SOME OF THE MOST POPULAR ALBUQUERQUE BARS ARE BEING SLAPPED WITH A LAWSUIT FOR A D-W-I CRASH THAT KILLED TWO PEOPLE ON NEW YEAR'S DAY. ATTORNEY WILL FERGUSON REPRESENTS THE FAMILIES OF 47- YEAR-OLD JOSEPHINE LAWIKA AND 44- YEAR-OLD MARVIN GARCIA. BOTH WERE KILLED AFTER POLICE SAY MICAH HENRY RAN A STOPLIGHT. HENRY SURVIVED THE CRASH AND WAS ARRESTED FOR DRUNK DRIVING. EARLIER THIS YEAR, FERGUSON FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST MALONEY'S WHICH WAS ALLEGEDLY HENRY'S FIRST STOP THAT NIGHT. BUT NOW KNOCKOUTS, DISTRICT BAR AND GRILL, SAUCE, AND NED'S ARE ALSO BEING ADDED. I mean there are bars all around the world that know how not to over- serve people, and it's not that difficult, it's something that needs to be done and needs to be enforced HENRY IS DUE IN COURT TOMORROW FOR A MOTION HEARING. HE HAS PLEADED NOT GUI...

Thursday’s NewsChannel 4 @ 6:00 p.m.

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:09:26 -0400

The jury in the stun gun trial has reached a verdict: we get reaction from attorneys on both sides. A former auditor at the School Land Office faces a174-count indictment for embezzling funds from that agency.

Conn. reaction to 9/11 trial in NY

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:47:16 -0500

The confessed mastermind of the 9-11 attacks and four of his alleged accomplices are going on trial in New York City. For people living in Connecticut, impacted by the events of that day, there are lots of feelings over the trial.

Mob Talk: Kaboni Savage Drug Ring

Sat, 09 May 2009 01:40:20 -0400

It’s a drug organization that law enforcement and organized crime experts say makes the local wiseguys look tame in comparison.

Texting while driving banned in Toledo

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:09:57 -0500

By a 10-2 count, Toledo City Council voted to ban texting while driving in the city of Toledo. The measure will go into effect Jan. 1.

Sex Offender

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 05:36:21 -0400

Local authorities want you to know about a sex offender living in Burleigh County. Jeffrey Creasey has moved to 7012 Snappy Lane in rural Bismarck. 38-year-old Creasy was convicted of having sex with two girls ages 14 and 16. And while on probation for those crimes he was convicted of having sex with a 17-year-old. All three sex crimes happened in Burleigh County. Sex offenders are required by law to report their address to law enforcement.