Man convicted of killing mother of two New Mexico law enforcement officials
A Mexican nationwide has been convicted of first-degree homicide within the 2019 slaying of the mom of two state law enforcement officials in a case that drew nationwide consideration and spotlighted Albuquerque’s battle with crime
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A Mexican nationwide was convicted of first-degree homicide Wednesday within the 2019 slaying of the mom of two state law enforcement officials in a case that drew nationwide consideration and spotlighted Albuquerque’s battle with crime.
Jurors additionally discovered Luis Talamantes-Romero, 35, responsible of eight different felonies within the dying of Jacqueline Vigil, who authorities say was killed outdoors her northwest Albuquerque residence in an tried housebreaking.
Vigil, 55, was shot in her driveway in November 2019 as she ready to depart for a gymnasium.
The case went unsolved for months, drawing the eye of then-President Donald Trump as he pushed his tough-on-crime agenda. Vigil’s household additionally traveled to Washington, D.C., to fulfill with Trump.
Prosecutors mentioned Talamantes-Romero additionally was convicted of aggravated housebreaking, tried armed theft, tampering with proof, conspiracy and different fees.
They mentioned a person who was with Talamantes-Romero when Vigil was shot agreed to testify towards him as a situation of his plea settlement with the state on fees unrelated to the homicide.