EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A U.S. judge has handed down a 22-year prison term to a man from Albuquerque, New Mexico, for multiple armed robberies that included the use of a BB gun and a fake firearm.
Demetrius Antonnie Bailey, 41, confessed to stealing from several cell phone retailers, a hardware store, and a JCPenney along with an unidentified partner between July 11 and September 16, 2023, as reported by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico.
While committing the robberies, Bailey and his partner displayed a BB gun, a toy gun, and once a genuine handgun to intimidate staff and security personnel, taking electronics, cash, and apparel valued at tens of thousands of dollars, according to prosecutors.
Law enforcement officials detained Bailey on September 28, 2023, after he was found with a stolen gun. A background check revealed he had previous convictions for armed robbery, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Bailey admitted guilt to 10 federal charges, such as interfering with commerce through robbery, using a weapon during a violent crime, and having a firearm as a previously convicted offender. After leaving prison, Bailey will be under five years of supervised release.
The FBI's Albuquerque Field Office handled this case with support from the Albuquerque Police Department and the New Mexico Department of Justice. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Maria Elena Stiteler and Natasha Moghadam were responsible for prosecuting the case.
A man admits guilt for threatening President Trump
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A resident from San Antonio is set to face a maximum of five years in jail following his guilty plea to the offense of threatening the life of President Trump.
Robert Herrera, 52, is accused of making the threat on July 10 of last year on the Facebook page of a news organization that covered Trump's planned visit to the Texas Hill Country following severe floods.
As per court records, Herrera shared an image depicting the July 13, 2024, attack on former candidate Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, accompanied by the statement, “I won’t miss.”
Herrera is accused of sharing an image of a military-style rifle along with fully loaded ammunition clips, menacing an individual who had criticized his online statement. The post reportedly contained the line, "I'll just come for you," as stated by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas.
Federal authorities detained Herrera on the same day he is accused of sharing the threat. If found guilty, he could receive a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a fine of $250,000.
As reported by the U.S. Attorney's Office, Herrera admitted guilt to the charge on Wednesday.
The Secret Service, FBI, Texas Department of Public Safety, and San Antonio Police Department conducted an investigation into the case.
A man from Las Cruces receives a sentence for drug possession.
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A man from Las Cruces, New Mexico, who led police on a running pursuit while discarding illegal drugs during the chase will serve seven years in a federal prison.
Guillermo Yanez, 47, admitted guilt to two charges of possessing fentanyl and methamphetamine with the intention of distributing them, following his arrest on May 15, 2024, at an apartment complex in Las Cruces.
That's when officers from the Las Cruces Police Department tried to execute a warrant against Yanez for tampering with drug evidence issued by El Paso, Texas. Court documents state that Yanez ran away from the officers, climbed over a wall into the apartment complex, and was observed by chasing officers reaching into his waistband and throwing away drugs.
The police shot Yanez with non-lethal ammunition and eventually arrested him, with methamphetamine and money still in his pocket, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in the District of New Mexico.
The officers who arrested him searched the route Yanez took while fleeing and discovered a container holding pills laced with fentanyl, powdered fentanyl, and methamphetamine. Yanez later confessed that the drugs belonged to him and that he dealt narcotics to fund his methamphetamine addiction, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
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