Author: Mary Hudetz
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Native American teens pulled from Colorado State University tour want changes
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An attorney for two Native American brothers pulled from a Colorado State University tour earlier this year asked the school for policy changes, saying Wednesday that campus officers violated the teens’ constitutional rights by stopping them and patting them down without any suspicion of a crime. A letter from American Civil Liberties…
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Prosecutor: Man at compound trained kids for school shooting
TAOS, N.M. • A father arrested at a ramshackle New Mexico compound where 11 children were found living in filth was training youngsters to commit school shootings, prosecutors said in court documents obtained Wednesday. The allegations against Siraj Ibn Wahhaj came to light as authorities awaited word on whether human remains discovered at the site…
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11 kids found rags, bizarre tale of guns, exorcism
ALBUQUERQUE • A raid on a New Mexico desert compound turned up 11 children wearing rags and living in filth, and also broke open a bizarre tale of guns, exorcism, and a search for a missing young boy who suffers from seizures and is nowhere to be found. The boy’s father was among five people…
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CSU releases video showing police stop Native American teens on campus tour
DENVER — Colorado State University is inviting two Native American teenagers pulled from a campus tour by police back to the school, saying it will pick up the tab for them to travel there for a VIP tour with their family. The school also Friday released body camera footage showing two police officers searching the teens’ pockets…
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Mom says her Native American sons were victims of racial profiling during Colorado State campus tour
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A Native American teenager who was with his younger brother when the two were pulled from a college tour said the ordeal began less than 30 minutes after they had arrived on the Colorado State University campus. School officials say a parent in the group called the police to report feeling nervous…
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Mom suspects racism after sons pulled from Colorado State University tour
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The mother of two Native American teenagers who campus police pulled from a college tour in Colorado after a parent reported feeling nervous about them said she believes her sons were victims of racial profiling and she feared for their safety after learning about the encounter. In an interview Thursday with The…
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New Mexico bill would force students to apply to college
SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico’s high school juniors would have to apply to at least one college or commit to other post-high school plans as part of a proposed graduation requirement that would be the first statewide push of its kind in the U.S. The proposal is scheduled for its first legislative hearing on…
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‘Watching my family burn’: Woman frantic after copter crash
RATON, N.M.— Andra Cobb was frantic when she called for help, telling an emergency operator that a helicopter she was riding in with her father, longtime partner and others had crashed in a remote part of New Mexico and that she was watching her “family burn.” Police released 911 recordings Friday from the crash near…
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Authorities ID remains as those of missing treasure hunter from Colorado
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A treasure hunter who disappeared this year while searching for an author’s cache of gold and jewels in the New Mexico wilderness was confirmed dead by authorities Tuesday after his remains were discovered west of Santa Fe. Santa Fe Police spokesman Greg Gurule said medical investigators confirmed the remains found along the…
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Affidavit reveals details of Navajo girl’s kidnapping death
SHIPROCK, N.M. — A stranger who lured 11-year-old Ashlynne Mike into his van with promises of watching a movie instead walked her into the hills of a remote area of the Navajo Nation, a place known for its breathtaking views and a monolithic rock outcropping that stands as a beacon for miles. As the sun…