Texas Men Face Felony Theft Charges ❏ Pair Accused of Sick Cattle Valued at $1,700 Each
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WEDNESDAY,JUNE 13, 2018 Inside: 75¢ Best of Clovis and Best of Portales readers’ survey ballots. — Page 6-7A Vol. 90 ◆ No. 63 SERVING CLOVIS, PORTALES AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES EasternNewMexicoNews.com YOUNG BUILDERS Texas men face felony theft charges ❏ Pair accused of sick cattle valued at $1,700 each. Baird at that time also conspiring to steal identified Tapia as a co-con- spirator, said Bohannon, who bovine antibiotics. explained that Draxxin is “one of the most expensive By David Grieder antibiotics on the market” STAFF WRITER and was likely intended for [email protected] the black market of stolen MULESHOE — Two goods. Texas men face felony theft TSCRA’s director of pub- charges in Muleshoe, lic affairs said the associa- accused of conspiring to tion was founded in 1877 to steal more than $10,000 in the purpose of “protecting bovine antibiotics. the men and women who John Russell Baird, 44, of raise our nation’s beef sup- Amarillo and Israel Tapia, ply,” and stays busy to this 41, of Muleshoe, were day with such issues, investi- indicted June 6 by a Bailey gating 720 cases just last County grand jury and face year. up to two years in prison and “(Draxxin) is not an over- $10,000 in fines, according ly common item that is to a news release Tuesday stolen, but we do regularly from the Texas and see cases where cattle ranch- Southwestern Cattle Raisers ers or others in the cattle Association. business are taken advantage TSCRA Special Ranger of by employees or trusted Dean Bohannon said the business associates,” said investigation began in mid- Jeremy Fuchs. “We unfortu- April, after he was contacted nately see quite a bit of that.” by Muleshoe’s Frontera Bailey County Sheriff Feedyard with concerns of Richard Wills said Tapia employee theft. In a subse- turned himself in on quent interview at the Monday, bonded out of the Muleshoe Police jail and is due in court this Department, the employee week for an arraignment on Baird allegedly confessed to the charge of property theft taking a total of six bottles of Draxxin, an antibiotic for THEFT on Page 3A Clovis man sentenced for hitting child ❏ Bruce Bender involved violence. Bender remained out on Staff photo: Kevin Wilson gets year in jail, 3 bond the past year following Allyson Marquez, 8, of Clovis, focuses on placing the Lego man on the diving board before she builds a pool his March 16, 2017, arrest, on the ground level of her creation during Lego Club Tuesday afternoon at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Her years probation. but was taken directly into mother, Liz Marquez, said the family moved to Clovis two weeks ago and has come to the weekly event for a custody at By David Grieder the Curry second time after her son, Joshua, enjoyed the first time. STAFF WRITER County [email protected] Detention Center fol- CLOVIS — A Clovis man lowing the convicted last month of hit- sentencing Singapore summit agreement ting a young child at a hearing restaurant was sentenced Tuesday. He Tuesday to a year in jail and can be out over three years of super- of custody Bender recycles deals, defers hard work vised probation following. within six Bruce Bender, 64, faced By Tracy Wilkinson Mike Pompeo and other American months for good behavior, ANALYSIS up to 4 1/2 years in prison officials said, at which time and Barbara Demick negotiators who must translate what Trump described as a congenial spirit after a jury found him guilty he would continue on 3 1/2 TRIBUNE WASHINGTON BUREAU The summit, for all the anticipatory of cooperation into concrete steps. March 16 of disorderly con- years probation and be hype, was never expected to produce duct and felony child abuse required to take an anger In the months, even years, to come, WASHINGTON — The diplomatic much in the way of new policies or charges from an incident last management class. history of U.S.-North Korean rela- strategy. But it actually produced less Pompeo and his team — and perhaps year at Leal’s Mexican “I am sincerely sorry for tions is littered with broken promises than many analysts expected. their successors — will have to try set Restaurant. my behavior,” Bender told to denuclearize and deals gone sour. The meeting did succeed in turning out ways to begin dismantling Kim’s That potential commit- the judge. “I grew up in an At their meeting in Singapore, down the heated rhetoric, shifting the arsenal and the timing and verifica- ment included a one-year era and a place where those President Donald Trump and North relationship to one of diplomacy tion of those actions. enhancement for a prior actions were considered Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a instead of threatened war and suggest- The United States and North Korea felony (a 2010 drug convic- acceptable.” document remarkably similar to, and ing a new, tentative rapprochement have still not agreed on the very defi- tion), which Judge Fred Van He became emotional as vague as, those that have failed in between two longtime foes. nition of denuclearization; as far as is Soelen said Tuesday he while reading his statement the past to bring peace to the Korean But the absence of specifics hands a could not suspend since peninsula and rid it of nuclear arms. gargantuan task to Secretary of State SUMMIT on Page 3A Bender’s recent conviction SENTENCE on Page 3A Forecast: Today Thursday Friday Index Calendars..........................2A Puzzles..............................8A Reach us at: High: 90 High: 91 High: 91 Classified ......................7-8B Markets ............................2A (575) 763-3431 Comics ..............................6B Obituaries ......................4-5B Low: 64 Low: 62 Low: 65 Voices................................4A Sports ............................1-3B PAGE 2A ✦ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2018 LOCAL THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO NEWS Jail logs Events calendar ing, evading or obstructing an officer ■ Kristal Cervantes, 18 Today Sunday Booked ■ ■ ■ Travis Reid, 42, receiving stolen ■ Herman Eylicio, 42 Tiny tots storytime — 10 Father’s Day Beer and Brats The following were booked into property ■ a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public — 3 p.m.-7 p.m. at Clovis Civic local jails Monday: Samone Betancourt, 23 Library. Information: 575-769-7840 Center. Tickets: $20 adults, $10 ■ Theodore Avalos, 18, failure to ■ Christi Martinez, 43 appear at time and place stated in cita- ages 5 and older. Information: 575- ■ Miguel Olivares-Pena, 24 Thursday 935-5000 Clovis tion ■ ■ ■ Manuel Villalobos-Mendez, 21 Preschool storytime — 10 ■ Jaron Gonzales, 19, failure to pay Ethan Shephard, 25, driving on a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Monday fines, failure to appear at time and place suspended or revoked license Library. Information: 575-769-7840 ■ Movie Monday — 1 p.m. stated in citation Portales ■ Blood drive — 11 a.m.-3 p.m. “Frozen,” 6 p.m. “Walk the Line” at ■ Leo Valero, 29, failure to appear at Portales ■ Donna Carter, 56, bond at La Casa Family Health Center, Clovis-Carver Public Library. Bring time and place stated in citation ■ ■ Leonardo Enriquez, 19, bond Clovis. Information: 877-827-4376 snacks and drinks. Popcorn provid- ■ Heather McCormick, 48, hold for ■ ■ Page Turners Book Club — ed. Information 575-769-7840 Manuel Villalobos-Mendez, 21, other agency Ramon Lozano Jr, 56, bond ■ 6:30 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public probation violation ■ Linda Samora, 37, probation viola- Jose Martinez, 25, bond ■ Fred Rodriguez, 49, aggravated ■ Library. Information: 575-769-7840 Tuesday tion Heather McCormick, 38, other ■ Lego Club — 1 p.m. at Clovis fleeing a law enforcement officer ■ Huga Vargas, 20, bench warrant ■ Martin Porras, 31, bond ■ Matthew Serafin, 23, sexual Friday Carver Public Library. Information: ■ Manuel Villalobos-Mendez, 20, ■ Felicia Rega, 29, bond ■ PHS All 80s reunion — 5 575-769-7840 exploitation of children (possession) bench warrant ■ Erasmo Vega III, 49, bond ■ ■ William Beavers, 46, assault upon p.m.-7 p.m. classmate catchup at CHS Wildcat Marching Band Enchantment Vineyards, 2102 E. History — 6:30 p.m. presentation a peace officer Third St., Portales. Information: with Norvil Howell at Clovis-Carver ■ Patrick Burgess, 26, failure to Released * The Curry County Detention Center in Clovis does not disclose portalesrams.myevent.com Public Library. Information: 575- appear at time and place stated in cita- The following were released from ■ the reasons for release in its daily Heritage Days — 7 p.m.-10 769-7840 tion local jails Monday: p.m. street dance at Memorial Park ■ briefings. Kenneth Hogue, 36, possession of in Portales with the Blackwater June 20 a controlled substance, possession of Clovis* Band. Information: 575-356-8541 ■ Medicaid Member Day — 1 drug paraphernalia, failure to appear at — Compiled by the Staff ■ Free movie night — 7 p.m. p.m.-4 p.m. at Portales Memorial time and place stated in citation, resist- ■ Robert Baker, 26 of The News “God’s Compass” at Living Word Bulding. Questions, answers, Church, 2101 E. 21st St., Clovis. renewal and enrollment. Information: 575-218-1914 Information: 575-627-5566 ■ Friday Flix — 10:30 a.m. ■ Tiny tots storytime — 10 showing of “Despicable Me 3” at a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public LOCAL ROUNDUP Portales Public Library. Information: Library. Information: 575-769-7840 JUNE 13 575-356-3940 Road closed “The road will be com- ■ Street Dance — 7 p.m. at Ongoing On this date ... pletely closed,” the release Memorial Building, Portales. ■ Artist of the month — Art for chip sealing said. 1968: Clovis hosted a Featuring Blackwater Band. from the Muleshoe Art Association Roosevelt County Road The project is expected to Information: 575-356-8541 will be on exhibit all month at “parade of flags” from be completed today, “weath- Grand Street to Marshall Department today will be Clovis-Carver Public Library.