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Jerry Arnold Martinez

Case from Rio Arriba, NM dated Jan 26, 1991

Victim Details

Jerry Arnold Martinez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Rio Arriba

NM

1991-01-26

31

Jerry

Arnold Martinez

06/23/2026

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On January 26, 1991, Deputy Jerry Arnold Martinez of the Rio Arriba County Sheriff's Department in New Mexico met a tragic end in the line of duty. Martinez, who was 30 years old at the time of his death, was part of a response to a domestic dispute that would escalate into one of the deadliest incidents in modern Rio Arriba County history.

The events unfolded when Martinez and State Police Sgt. Glen Huber were dispatched to serve a temporary restraining order at the residence of Ricky Ab ...
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    The community of Rio Arriba County will never forget the tragic events that unfolded on that fateful... ...Read More
    10/01/2024
    Has anyone else been thinking about the effect this incident had on the local community in Chimayó?... ...Read More
    02/16/2023
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