RATON POLICE BLOTTER
December 28, 2023
ARRESTS
Paul Romero (38 – Raton) – possession of Fentanyl & Xanax
Elizario Varos (31 – Raton) – Magistrate Court bench warrant for failure to report to jail to complete jail sanction on a charge of aggravated DWI 2nd offense
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
Douglas Colwell (Raton) – open container
Randy Marchiando (Raton) – expired registration & no insurance
Augustine Trujillo (Raton) – failure to stop at posted intersection
December 26, 2023
ARRESTS
Xavier Scripter (28 – Raton) – two District Court bench warrants for failure to appear for an Arraignment Hearing on charges of breaking & entering & burglary of a vehicle
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
James Holling (Raton) – failure to stop at posted intersection
December 22, 2023
ARRESTS
Estrella Benavidez (33 – Raton) – Magistrate Court bench warrant for failure to comply with conditions of probation on charges of driving while license revoked & speeding
Sharnise Cook (33 – Raton) – resisting, evading, or obstructing an officer & a District Court bench warrant for failure to appear for a Pre-trial Conference on charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon on a household member & possession of a controlled substance
Donald Ortega (56 – Raton) – District Court bench warrant for failure to appear for a Competency Hearing on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, disorderly conduct, & resisting, evading, or obstructing an officer
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
Frank Rodriguez (Raton) – no insurance
December 21, 2023
ARRESTS
Estrella Benavidez (33 – Raton) – aggravated fleeing, driving while license revoked, receiving or transferring a stolen vehicle
Canuto Jose Lobato (41 – Las Vegas, NM) – two District Court bench warrants for failure to appear in court for a Competency Hearing on charges of resisting, evading, or obstructing an officer, shoplifting, taking contraband into jail, possession of meth, battery upon a peace officer, disarming a peace officer, criminal trespass & two charges of resisting, evading, or obstructing an officer
Kendra Sedillo (34 – Raton) – aggravated fleeing, resisting, evading, or obstructing an officer, receiving or transferring a stolen vehicle, & three District Court bench warrants for failure to comply with conditions of probation on underlying charges of possession of meth, heroin, & Fentanyl & failure to appear on charges of tampering with evidence & possession of a firearm by a felon
Robert Valdez (47 – Raton) – Magistrate Court bench warrant for failure to pay fines imposed by the court on a charge of resisting, evading, or obstructing an officer
NON-TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
Gregory Groom (41 – Raton) – shoplifting
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
Estrella Benavidez (Raton) – driving while license revoked
Patricia Tafoya (Raton) – driving while license revoked
December 18, 2023
ARRESTS
Marriah Alderette – (25 – Raton) – aggravated DWI 1st offense
Sammy Martinez (58 – Raton) – Department of Corrections arrest order for violating conditions of probation in that the offender tested positive for drugs
Albert Trujillo (35 – Denver, CO) – resisting, evading, or obstructing an officer
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
Marriah Alderette (Raton) – open container
December 14, 2023
ARRESTS
Anthony Fernandez (30 – Raton) – Magistrate Court arrest warrant, based on finding probable cause, on two charges of burglary & unlawful taking of a motor vehicle
Mariah Martinez (26 – Springer) – resisting, evading, or obstructing an officer
Tiffani Smith (34 – Raton) – Magistrate Court arrest warrant, based on finding probable cause, on five charges of child abuse
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
Antoinette Jiron (Raton) – no insurance
December 13, 2023
ARRESTS
Jason Duran (45 – Raton) – Department of Corrections arrest order for violating conditions of probation in that the offender tested positive for drugs
Jose Lobato (41 – Raton) – attempt to commit breaking & entering & two charges of resisting, evading, or obstructing an officer
Ian Montes de Oca (24 – Texas) – Randall County Texas, City of Canyon fugitive warrant for violating terms of release or bail on a charge of assault upon a household member
December 11, 2023
ARRESTS
Shannon Garcia (29 – Raton) – driving while license revoked
Kelly Gonzales Sr. (52 – Raton) – resisting, evading, or obstructing an officer & a Magistrate Court bench warrant for failure to appear in court as ordered on a charge of battery
NON-TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
Justin Vosicky-McCoy (Raton) – negligent use of a deadly weapon
Patricia Tafoya (Raton) – larceny & concealing identity
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
Shannon Garcia (Raton) – unlawful use of a driver’s license & no head lamps
December 8, 2023
ARRESTS
Steven Garcia (30 – Rio Rancho) – District Court bench warrant for failure to comply with conditions of probation on underlying charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon upon a peace officer, three charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, & five charges of shooting at or from a motor vehicle
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
Yolanda Beard (Clayton) – driving while license revoked
Albert Preston (Springer) – failure to stop at posted intersection
Sharon Villas (Raton) – speeding 50 in a 30 zone
December 7, 2023
ARRESTS
Joe Lopez (34 – Raton) – Sherman County Kansas, City of Goodland fugitive warrant for charges of burglary, possession of meth, possession of marijuana, & possession of drug paraphernalia
Rudy Medina (59 – Raton) – District Court bench warrant for failure to appear for an arraignment on charges of open container, driving while license revoked, failure to maintain traffic lane, & possession of a controlled substance
Breanna Pena (18 – Raton) – driving while license revoked
Adam Raymond (39 – Raton) – District Court bench warrant for failure to report to VMDC for transport to Department of Corrections on Interim Order for 60 day diagnostic on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon & aggravated battery against a household member
Michael Salazar (37 – Raton) – two Magistrate Court bench warrants for failure to appear in court as ordered on charges of conspiracy to commit burglary, conspiracy to commit unlawful taking of a motor vehicle (2nd offense), & receiving stolen property
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
John Gill (Raton) – failure to stop at posted intersection
Kristian Olguin (Raton) – failure to stop at posted intersection
Breanna Pena (Raton) – driving while license revoked
Angela Sparks (Raton) – driving without a seatbelt & no insurance