Juan Ortiz

Murdered

Do you know who murdered Deputy Juan Ortiz in September of 1978?
On September 1, 1978, Deputy Juan Ortiz was murdered near his ranch in Rociada, New Mexico. The murder is believed to have been in retaliation for an incident three weeks earlier when Ortiz, while on patrol in the Santa Fe National Forest, shot and killed a man named Frank Trujillo who had pointed a rifle at him. Following this incident, Ortiz faced several threats, including attempts to run him off the road. Despite the threats, Ortiz continued working on his ranch until he was shot from a dist ...Read More

Deputy Sheriff Juan Leo Ortiz - Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP)

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