Officer Lunsford, Las Cruces and voluntary manslaughter

Las Cruces Police Officer Jonah Hernandez died one year ago. Here's what's happened since.
One year has passed since the on-duty death of Las Cruces Police Department Officer Jonah Hernandez. Hernandez was stabbed by Armando Silva while responding to a trespassing call about 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, on the 300 block of south Valley Drive.
Ex-Las Cruces Police officer found guilty of voluntary manslaughter for shooting, killing man
Former Las Cruces Police officer Brad Lunsford was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter on Wednesday, Feb. 12, for shooting and killing Presley Eze at a gas station in 2022, the New Mexico Department of Justice (NMDOJ) said in a news release.
Police Officer Is Guilty of Manslaughter in Shooting of Man Holding Taser
Brad Lunsford, an officer in Las Cruces, N.M., shot Presley Eze at point-blank range after he took a stun gun from another officer.
Las Cruces honors fallen officer in the first anniversary of his death
The City of Las Cruces remembers the life and legacy of a slain police officer, one year after he was killed in the line of duty.
At Las Cruces ex-police officer trial, contrasting accounts of what led to fatal shooting
A courtroom filled to see the long-awaited trial of former Las Cruces Police Department officer Brad Lunsford, Tuesday morning, Feb. 3.
Las Cruces jury convicts former police officer in on-duty killing
Brad Lunsford, who was taken into custody and will be sentenced at a later date, faces up to nine years in prison.
Las Cruces PD to commemorate fallen officer Hernandez
The Las Cruces Police Department will commemorate the life of fallen Patrol Officer Jonah Hernandez who was killed in the line of duty a year ago on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024.
Jury convicts former Las Cruces police officer of manslaughter
A jury found former Las Cruces police officer Brad Lunsford guilty of voluntary manslaughter Wednesday in the 2022 killing of Presley Eze. Lunsford, 39, was immediately taken into custody to be held at the Luna County Detention Center ahead of his sentencing.
Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre that left 4 dead, 3 injured, remains unsolved
Seven people – four of them children – were led into a bowling alley’s office and shot one after another by gunmen who set ...
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Woman ejected from vehicle, dies in rollover crash in Las Cruces
A 24-year-old woman is dead after a two-vehicle rollover crash Thursday afternoon, Feb. 13, according to the Las Cruces ...
24-year-old woman dies in rollover crash after running stop sign in Las Cruces
Police say a 24-year-old woman is dead Thursday afternoon in Las Cruces after she ran a stop sign, crashed, rolled over and ...
Las Cruces police investigate weekend shooting, ask for public's assistance
Las Cruces police are investigating a shooting that occurred Sunday evening and left a man in critical condition.