EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Former Las Cruces Police officer Brad Lunsford was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter on Wednesday, Feb. 12, for shooting and killing Presley Eze at a gas station in ...

Matthew Chandler, Lunsford's attorney, filed a motion for a new trial and requested Lunsford's immediate release Feb. 26. Chandler claimed two jurors were improperly replaced with two others who found ...

A spokesperson for the New Mexico Department of Justice says that Judge Jim Foy released former Officer Brad Lunsford after a hearing on the motions filed by his defense team. Lunsford was convicted ...

Update (March 4, 2025): Court documents show that attorneys for Lunsford have filed a request for a new trial, arguing that the trial that led to his conviction experienced improper jury substitution.

The Department of Justice says defense attorneys filed a motion attacking a juror for their political beliefs.

A judge ruled a convicted Las Cruces police officer could be released after posting bond following his manslaughter trial. Brad Lunsford paid a bond of $10,000 to be released from custody with ...

For the first time in recent memory in New Mexico, a former police officer has been convicted of criminal charges in an on-duty killing. A jury on Wednesday found former Las Cruces police Officer ...

A district judge ruled Friday that former Las Cruces police officer Brad Lunsford would be released while the court considers his request for a new trial. Lunsford, 39, has been in custody since a ...

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Former Las Cruces Police officer Brad Lunsford’s attorneys are requesting a new trial, claiming that there was improper juror substitution during the trial last month.

Two former Jal police officers were found guilty of violating the civil rights of a man who died in their custody in 2021. The officers tased the man 14 times, confined him in a small space with a ...

“Today’s verdict reaffirms a fundamental principle: no one is above the law—not even those sworn to uphold it. Officer Lunsford’s actions were not just a tragic lapse in judgment; they ...