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CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO ON SUNDAY... An upper level low pressure system will approach the region from the west on Sunday, increasing winds during the day from the south and southwest. Sustained winds of 20 to 25 mph will combine with minimum relative humidities around 10 percent to create critical fire danger. Critically dry fuels will allow fires to spread quickly.
Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
115 PM MDT Sat May 3 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 111...
DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS Deming
Difficult Driving Conditions, I10 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 92 to 97 due to high winds, and areas of limited visibility due to blowing dust. This event will be updated as conditions change.
Recent social media posts and articles have brought attention to an incident involving members of the Grant County Sheriff's Office. In the interest of transparency and public trust, I would like to offer clarification regarding this matter.
The case in question involves Deputy Alejandro Gomez, Sgt. Brandon Reese, Deputy Cesar Torres, and Deputy Marcus Salas. Once the Sheriff's Office became aware of the situation, we acted swiftly and responsibly. All involved personnel were immediately reassigned to different shifts while an investigation was initiated.
Due to the nature of the allegations, the internal investigation was outsourced to an external agency to ensure impartiality. At no point did I, nor any member of my executive staff, interfere with the investigative process.
By Frost McGahey
Investigative Reporter
[Editor's Note: The photo was removed as the sheriff was not the culprit and was not involved in the incident nor was it ever reported to him until recently, he told the Beat, even though it happened months ago.]
In the Affidavit for Arrest Warrant for Grant County Deputy Sheriff Alejandro Gomez, it details how he killed a baby rabbit. The complaint was filed by another Sheriff’s deputy, Marcus Salas, who did it because northing was being done by the Sheriff’s Department.
On August 16, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. Deputy Salas decided to work overtime in the Hachita area. He learned that Deputy Gomez, Corporal Torres and Sergeant Brandon Reese were also going to work overtime.
They drove to the area and were on a 2-track dirt road in three different patrol vehicles. Deputy Salas was leading in his patrol vehicle; Reese and Torres were in a 2-man unit, and Gomez was in his patrol vehicle in the rear.
By Roger Lanse
On Sunday, Apr. 20, 2025, at about 7 p.m. a call reporting a deceased female on 25 Ocotillo Drive in Mimbres, was received by the Grant County Regional Dispatch Authority. According to a Grant County Sheriff's Office incident report, when deputies arrived at the address, they discovered the female, Shannon Reve Mayfield, 70, of the address, sitting in the front seat of a 1985 Toyota pickup with the driver's side door opened. Blood was observed on her person only on her lower left leg. No blood was found on either hand. An estimated three-foot diameter pool of blood was seen on the ground by the open pickup door.
Other pools of blood were discovered in a nearby shed and trails of blood led from the shed to the pickup.
Witnesses stated the deceased seemed okay 2-3 hours earlier and was talking about rockhounding later in the day. Witnesses said the deceased also mentioned pain in her leg and complained of an open sore or wound on her leg.
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO ON SUNDAY... .An upper level low pressure system will approach the region from the west on Sunday, increasing winds during the day from the south and southwest. Sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph will combine with minimum relative humidities around 10 percent to create critical fire danger. Critically dry fuels will allow fires to spread quickly.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND
CRITICALLY DRY FUELS FOR SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 111 Southwest Deserts and
Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ.
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