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  • New Mexico Man Found Guilty of Decapitating Victim and Playing ‘Soccer’ with His Head in the Park

    New Mexico Man Found Guilty of Decapitating Victim and Playing ‘Soccer’ with His Head in the Park

    A man from New Mexico has been convicted of murder after decapitating a 51-year-old victim and reportedly “playing soccer” with the severed head, as reported by PEOPLE.

    Joel Arciniega-Saenz, 28, from Las Cruces, was found guilty of first-degree murder on Wednesday, March 5, in connection with the brutal killing of James Garcia on June 20, 2021, according to Doña Ana County District Attorney Fernando Macias.

    Arciniega-Saenz, who was homeless at the time of the crime, “carried out a horrific attack on the victim, stabbing Garcia 84 times with a small switchblade,” Macias said in a statement. The assailant “decapitated Garcia and severed his finger,” said Macias. Following the incident, Arciniega-Saenz went on to “play soccer” with the victim’s head at Apodaca Park in Las Cruces.

    On the night of the attack, an officer discovered Garcia’s body lying in the middle of a road on the park’s north side, approximately 10 yards away from his head, as stated in the affidavit. Arciniega-Saenz told detectives that he and his wife had fallen asleep in the park and when they woke up, all their belongings were missing, leading them to believe Garcia was the culprit.

    Arciniega-Saenz confronted Garcia and confessed to the police that he had taken a switchblade knife from him and stabbed him multiple times before decapitating him, according to the affidavit. He then claimed to have dragged Garcia’s body into the street and “played soccer with his head.”

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Police Searching For Man Who Accidentally Set Himself On Fire While Trying To Burn Exes House Down With Her and Her Children Inside

    Police Searching For Man Who Accidentally Set Himself On Fire While Trying To Burn Exes House Down With Her and Her Children Inside

    A New Mexico man is still on the run following an incident in which he accidentally set himself ablaze while attempting to set fire to his former girlfriend’s residence, per Fox News. 

    The Albuquerque Police Department is actively searching for Artemio Sanchez-Ortega, 46, who was captured on a neighbor’s surveillance video fleeing from the scene after igniting the house. The incident occurred on May 24, while the ex-girlfriend and her children were inside. 

    Neighbor, Daniel Provine, captured the incident on video.

    “Don’t commit arson… but if you’re going to commit arson, maybe figure out how to do it without catching yourself on fire in the process?”

    Provine wrote. The video footage shows Sanchez-Ortega strolling down the street in the neighborhood, appearing composed as he carries a red gasoline can. 

    He then jumps over the front gate of his ex-girlfriend’s house. The yard becomes engulfed in flames, and Sanchez-Ortega emerges from the yard with flames on his body. Miraculously, he manages to escape and reaches his truck before driving away. Provine emphasized that he promptly handed over the video to the authorities and expressed his willingness to assist his neighbors in any way possible.

    “The absurdity of seeing someone with such bitterness to light the fire and the ineptitude to get caught in flames in the process — it was absolutely absurd and really unfortunate. I feel terrible for the neighbors and wanted to do whatever I could to help,”

    Provine said.

    Based on the criminal complaint obtained by KOAT, Sanchez-Ortega’s ex-girlfriend reported to investigators that he had contacted her three times before the incident took place. She further stated that he had called her earlier on Friday evening, and she

    “could tell he was drinking.”

    Thankfully, according to KOAT, the suspect’s ex-girlfriend and children were unharmed during the incident.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

    🎥: via Storyful

  • Kroger Settles Opioid Lawsuits, Paying $1.2 Billion To U.S. States and $36 Million To Native American Tribes, Denied Wrongdoing

    Kroger Settles Opioid Lawsuits, Paying $1.2 Billion To U.S. States and $36 Million To Native American Tribes, Denied Wrongdoing

    Kroger, one of the largest grocery chains in the US, has agreed to pay $1.4 billion over 11 years to settle lawsuits related to the opioid crisis, according to the Associated Press. 

    The settlement includes $1.2 billion for state and local governments, $36 million for Native American tribes, and $177 million for legal fees. Kroger, which operates stores in 35 states, plans to make the settlement money available to 33 states. This comes after the company previously settled with New Mexico and West Virginia. The settlement money will primarily be used to address the overdose epidemic that has caused over 80,000 deaths in recent years, with most deaths now linked to illicit synthetic drugs like fentanyl.

    The companies involved in the settlement have also agreed to change their business practices for prescription painkillers, including marketing restrictions and using data to identify overprescribing.

    “This $1.2 billion agreement-in-principle is another step forward in holding each company that played a role in the opioid epidemic accountable and ensuring hard-hit communities are provided with much-needed resources,”

    the lead lawyers representing cities and counties in the litigation – Jayne Conroy, Paul Farrell, and Joe Rice said in a statement on Friday. 

    Kroger aims to finalize the deal in time for initial payments in December. The company maintains its commitment to patient safety and denies any wrongdoing, according to its settlement. 

    Although many major players have settled, litigation surrounding the opioid crisis continues, with lawsuits being prepared for trial against supermarket chains Publix and Albertsons, as well as pharmacy benefit managers like Express Scripts and OptumRx.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • New HIV Case Linked To ‘Vampire Facial’ Procedure At Unlicensed New Mexico Spa

    New HIV Case Linked To ‘Vampire Facial’ Procedure At Unlicensed New Mexico Spa

    A person has recently tested positive for HIV after receiving a

    “vampire facial”

    procedure at a New Mexico spa that has since been shut down, NY Post reported. 

    VIP Spa in Albuquerque was shut down in September 2018 by the New Mexico Department of Health after 2 people tested positive for HIV. Now as of recently, a new case has been reported of a former customer who tested positive for the virus after receiving the same procedure. The facial, which cost $100 to do, is done by taking a person’s blood and then reinjecting parts of the blood back into the skin via micro-needling.

    DOH and the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department discovered that the facility was conducting business in a way that jeopardized

    “the spread of blood-borne infections such as HIV,”

    reports reveal. 

    Maria de Lourdes Ramos de Ruiz, who worked at the spa conducted vampire facials without a medical license, and the spa’s owner, only had a cosmetologist license, which had expired in 2013, state investigators found, according to the Albuquerque Journal. Ruiz, 59, was charged with

    “racketeering, fraud, five counts of practicing medicine without a license, six counts of money laundering, four counts of tax evasion, and seven counts of willful failure to collect and pay taxes.” 

    Over 100 former VIP Spa clients were tested for the virus, following the investigation. Due to the new case an investigation has been reopened. Health officials are urging anyone who had services at the VIP Spa to get tested for HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C.

    “It’s very important that we spread the word and remind people who received any kind of injection related to services provided at the VIP Spa to come in for free and confidential testing,”

    said Dr. Laura Parajon, deputy secretary for DOH.  

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • 19-Year-Old Woman Gave Birth in Emergency Room Bathroom Then Abandoned Her Newborn by Putting it in Bag Under Trash, Police Say

    19-Year-Old Woman Gave Birth in Emergency Room Bathroom Then Abandoned Her Newborn by Putting it in Bag Under Trash, Police Say

    Police arrested 19-year-old Alexee Trevizo, who allegedly hid her dead newborn son in a trash bag, Law & Crime reported. 

    The teen reportedly entered a hospital in New Mexico with complaints of back pain. When nurses asked her if she was pregnant Trevizo said she was not sexually active, reports note. A nurse told responding officers that Trevizo had gone off to the bathroom for

    “20 minutes and wouldn’t open the door.”

    Staff members who expressed concerns about the teen eventually got her to unlock the door only to find what one nurse described as

    “blood and sh– everywhere.”

    According to staff, Trevizo had already been trying to clean up the blood. Initially, staff thought Trevizo had done self-harm and she was rushed to a hospital room for examination. Moments later a custodian found the newborn tied up in a bag in the trash can.

    She reportedly gave birth to a

    “full-term”

    baby boy, nurses revealed. The 19-year-old was confronted by police at the hospital. She later confessed that she was scared and that the baby was not crying.

    She now faces charges of first-degree murder and tampering with evidence, reports state. 

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Woman Escapes Yearlong Kidnapping By Fleeing To Local Gas Station

    Woman Escapes Yearlong Kidnapping By Fleeing To Local Gas Station

    A woman being held against her will broke free from her captor and found help at a New Jersey gas station after being kidnapped nearly a year ago, Penn Live reported.

    In February of 2022, the victim befriended James Parrillo at a gas station in New Mexico. Introducing himself as “Brett Parker,” he asked the woman for a ride to Arizona. After traveling together to California, past their initial destination, Parrillo became violent. According to police, the suspect placed his hands around the woman’s neck, threatened her, and made her “feel that she was unable to leave the relationship.” He then took her phone and credit cards, and refused to let her speak with friends or family.

    I’m December of 2022, the two began living in Burlington County. Still using the name “Brett Parker,” Parrillo rented a room on the second floor of a home in Bass River Township, New Jersey. After choking the victim in an argument, she found a way to escape and ran to a gas station, two miles away.

    “She ran away once she had an opportunity,” police wrote in the affidavit.

    When New Jersey State Police troopers questioned Parrillo, he initially refused to cooperate, and provided the fake name. After he was taken to state police barracks for further interrogation, he revealed his true name admites to his victim’s claims.

    Parrillo was then charged with kidnapping, aggravated assault, criminal restraint, hindering, and obstruction. According to police documents, he was later charged with refusing to give a DNA sample while in police custody. Parrillo is currently being held in the Burlington County Detention Center awaiting a bond hearing.