RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield was laid to rest Wednesday in Chimayo. Merrifield, 50, was buried at the Nuestra Señora de Dolores Cemetery.

Nearly two months after the death of Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield, New Mexico State Police continue to investigate.

ESPAÑOLA, N.M. — As of Monday night, Rio Arriba County officially has a new sheriff. Commissioners appointed Major Billy Merrifield to the position during a special meeting, and he was sworn in ...

UNDER INVESTIGATION. ALSO BREAKING IN THE LAST HOUR, THE RIO ARRIBA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS ITS SHERIFF, BILLY MERRIFIELD, HAS PASSED AWAY THIS MORNING. THEY SAY HE UNEXPECTEDLY DIED AT HIS ...

Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield died at his home early Sunday morning, according to county officials. “Sheriff Merrifield dedicated his life to serving and protecting the residents of ...

According to New Mexico Sate Police, the 63-year-old victim, Danny Mahoney was working in his yard Saturday. Witnesses say his neighbor, Michael Keith, stopped and spoke to Mahoney, then shot him ...

RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Rio Arriba County says Sheriff Billy Merrifield passed away Sunday morning. Merrifield had been serving as the county’s sheriff since 2022. Forecast Continues ...

He has been charged with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.Rio Arriba County officials had planned on dedicating the statue at the county office on Thursday ...

After winning the three-way race that clinched his first term as Rio Arriba County sheriff, James Lujan vowed to turn the office around. “I want to run a clean, open sheriff’s department ...

Nov. 7—The family of a man who died of a drug overdose last year in the Rio Arriba County jail in Tierra Amarilla has filed a wrongful death complaint against the county, alleging he would still ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Rio Arriba County Sheriff James Lujan was sentenced to three years in prison Thursday after being convicted on two felony counts of aiding a felon and intimidating a ...