Albuquerque –
Detectives from the Albuquerque Police Department arrested a 13-year-old boy today. The child is charged with intentionally crashing a stolen car into a man who was riding his bicycle to work last year.
An 11-year-old boy and a 15-year-old are also accused of participating in the crime that resulted in the death of Scott Dwight Habermehl on May 29, 2024. According to police, Habermehl, 63, was riding his bike to work at Sandia National Laboratories around 4:40 a.m. when he was purposely struck by the car.
Habermehl was an engineer at Sandia National Laboratory. A passage from his obituary said:
“All who knew him were aware of his intensity, humility and love for life. Over nearly 30 years at Sandia National Laboratories, he made significant contributions to thin film and semiconductor engineering.“
The boys brazenly videotaped the murderous crash from inside their car. The video shows the driver swerve from the southbound lane of Moon St. NE onto a dedicated bike lane and he intentionally slammed into Habermehl. Just before the murder the kids in the car said they saw the flashing light on the bicycle and then audio from the video recording indicated they intentionally planned to crash into the bicyclist.
Today Detectives arrested Johnathan Overbay based on several charges, including an open count of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, leaving the scene of an accident involving great bodily harm or death and unlawful possession of a handgun by a person.
Additionally, homicide detectives also charged William Garcia, 15, with the same criminal offenses.
Authorities state a third boy in the car, who is 11 years old, is just too young to be booked into the Juvenile justice Center if caught however he can be charged with murder. APD detectives are working with the DA’s Office and CYFD to determine what charges he may face and where he can even be held on those charges.
APD’s Fatal Crash team investigated the deadly crash, but did not determine who was in the car that struck Habermehl at that time. A Crime Stoppers bulletin publicized a video image of the car from a nearby church.
In February, APD received an anonymous tip that cell phone video of the crash had been posted on social media. The tip included the identity of the Instagram account and its user. The case was turned over to the Homicide Unit on Feb. 25.
As detectives worked to investigate the Instagram account, which had been flagged in a separate investigation, a middle school principal reported to Albuquerque Public Schools police that a student reported the same video of the crash.
Detectives secured warrants for social media accounts and a search of phones that were previously seized from the 11-year-old and Overbay during a separate investigation in June 2024. APD’s Digital Intelligence Team identified several video clips showing Garcia, Overbay and the 11-year-old, including the original video of the crash.
That video, which includes audio, captured conversation between the boys as the driver, believed to be Overbay, said he was about to hit the bicyclist and the vehicle appears to accelerate. The back passenger, believed to be Garcia, said not to hit the bicyclist going too fast. “Just bump him, brah.” The driver responded, “Like bump him?” The back passenger repeated, “Yeah, just bump him. Go like…15…20.”
As the vehicle approached the intersection of Moon St. and Atkinson Ave., NE the front passenger, believed to be the 11-year-old who was waving a handgun, ducked and laughed as the front, passenger side of the vehicle struck Habermehl. There were loud sounds, including metal flexing, as the momentum of the crash carried Habermehl and his bicycle on top of, and off of the passenger side of the vehicle.
Overbay will be booked into the Juvenile Detention Center. Detectives are searching for Garcia and the 11-year-old.
Sadly, we do not have any photos of the two wanted teens due to their privacy being protected by useless strong New Mexico laws.
UPDATING THE JUVENILE CRIME CODE NEWS:
It should note, House Bill 134 was introduced and it was one of the more comprehensive and modern approaches to deal with juveniles who commit heinous acts against society in the 2025 Legislative Session. On March 6th, 2025, House Bill 134 died in committee on a party line vote. The New Mexico House Consumer & Public Affairs Committee (CPAC) was where it died. It comprised of the following members:
- Representative Joanne J. Ferrary (District 37, Democrat) – Chair
- Representative Angelica Rubio (District 35, Democrat) – Vice Chair
- Representative John Block (District 51, Republican) – Member
- Representative Stefani Lord (District 22, Republican) – Member
- Representative Andrea Romero (District 46, Democrat) – Member
- Representative Elizabeth “Liz” Thomson (District 24, Democrat) – Member
The bill was tabled on a 4-2 party-line vote. Representatives Ferrary, Rubio, Romero, and Thomson voted to kill the measure, effectively ending any hope of updating juvenile crime laws in 2025.
So what does it mean updating the code? A second scolding, or anotehr Mijo-ing?
The parents of these rotten little creeps should also be held accountable for their kids’ behavior. Our society has for too long looked the other way while little cretins like these literally get away with murder. What in the hell are a 11, 13, and 15 year old doing, out driving a stolen car at 4:40 AM waving guns around and running over people on their way to work? In what universe is that acceptable?
100% correct!
Yes… Albuquerque is got a lot of sick people….
This is horrifying! 13, 15 and 11 years old?? What has happened to our youth?
Their parents are AWOL. It is simply unacceptable that parents of kids under 18 allow them to run around like little gangsters. The parents of those kids are just as responsible, if not MORE responsible for this tragic murder.
Exactly. I grew up on the Navajo Nation in the 60s and 70s. My parents were very strict with us and the belt was used when we were out of line. I look back on that today, and am thankful that they disciplined us that way. BTW, I got whipped once for siding with my sister’s fabricated story and that was enough for me.
Where else can a warning light on a bike have the opposite effect?
These ruthless little basturds need to be publicly hanged at civic plaza!
These so called public representatives should be ashamed of themselves for not serving their constitutes and passing this crime bill.
Let’s remember them come election day !
Albuquerque will always vote blue…vote stupid…
So disappointing that the representatives seem to have an issue doing their job,. Which would be keeping the public safe and the need to acclimate to apparent public needs of changing these laws. With no consequences for murder by teens at any age no doubt, what message does this send to everyone let alone the victims dead or alive and their families??
This just baffles me!!
I work during the NM legislature. I learned that if enough people call or email their representative to pass a bill the more likely that bill will be passed and signed into law by the governor. In one instance a bill was voted down. Then they called a recess. After the recess was over the senator that had his bill voted down asked that his bill be reconsidered because during the recess he was informed that their had been many more calls and emails supporting his bill than what was reported. The bill got reconsidered and was voted on the second time and it passed. People have to show interest and alot of it by contacting your representative. That is how bills get passed and signed into law. If theirs not enough interest shown bills get tabled or voted down. Everybody needs to take part in the process.
Our representatives could make laws 24/7/365 until the end of the world, and it still won’t change the fact that our society is producing a LOT of criminals. Criminality often begins in young people who are not taught right from wrong and are not given good examples by their parents and other role models. All the laws in the world will not stop a person who is bent on committing a crime.
Right
New Mexico is a Third World Country. If the citizens weren’t busy stuffing their faces with fast fake food while glued to their gigantic televisions, they’d overthrow this completely corrupt, leftist, Marxist, Islamist government. There’s a dangerous psychosis running through the veins of this horrific excuse of a government. I want the death penalty to be the national law for anyone who murders. Age doesn’t matter. I feel ill . It’s beyond bearable. MLG can enstate an emergency order to address the out of control crime and homelessness but she won’t. Why? This is not normal.
Just throwing all the words at the wall to see what sticks, huh? NM is a mess, but “Marxist, islamist government” just tells me you’re as mentally ill as these kids lol
Dear Mr T,
I speak the facts to back up my opinions. Ignorance is a choice . The root of the word means to ignore. NM IS a Leftist , Marxist, Islamist government! It’s also known as ‘one party rule’. Ignorance is wilfull, but you can’t fix stupid. You could learn a lot from me
Define Marxism and islamist and then please explain how NM is either of those things. I’m sure it’s a harder assignment than anything you ever got while you were “learning” in the APS, but if you start with looking those words up in the dictionary, you might learn something. Don’t just parrot words you hear on TV, know what they mean so you don’t say something that makes you look like an idiot.
Dear Mr. T, I happen to be from the shit hole state of NJ, and went to private school. I don’t pull ANY punches, and I don’t own a TV. I listen to KKOB , with the exception of the Leftist TJ Trout, who ruins the fine Conservative opinion news station. If you want to learn what’s going on in the world, listen to Mark Levin, aka ‘The Great One’ at 8-11 PM , M-F. Marxists believe in ‘party before country at any cost. That describes the state of NM, ruled by Demo-Rats for over 100 years. Islamists are terrorist sympathizers. Not long ago protestors were in the streets of Santa Fe holding ‘Kill the Jews’ signs and there’s a local example of Hamas sympathizers . Thank God President Trump is back to save our country. You probably hate him and voted for ‘Commie Harris”. KKOB is at FM 96.3.
I have hope for you, Mr.T.
Those aren’t the definitions and thank you for admitting to listening to blatant propaganda. I knew I was dealing with an idiot, it’s nice to get an admission.
That private school didn’t do you any favors, by the way. Marxism is a political and economic theory that attempts to address the inequality between capital and labor by driving society towards a communally owned means of production. That does not describe the state of NM in any way, shape or form. It only works when you use a completely reworked definition that shares nothing with the word’s actual meaning.
An islamist state is one where Islam is the guiding force and structure of government. Think Afghanistan, not NM.
It’s better to be thought an idiot than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. Try to consider that next time you want to comment.
You certainly removed all doubt.
This conversation has gone off the rails. Can we just accept that you two disagree and .ove on?
Nicely said….
When children commit crimes, on purpose, it is because they have had little to no parenting. You can pass all manner of laws until the cows come home, but laws alone cannot (and do not) stop people from committing crimes. Children need to be taught right from wrong behavior, and they need to be shown good examples by their PARENTS. And, look at what happened when MLG tried to instate an emergency order to make it a little safer to go out in public. She got a LOT of pushback, and the pushback she got wasn’t from “leftists, Marxists or Islamic folks”…most of the pushback she received was from rank-and-file NM citizens; many of them were law enforcement officers who said they would refuse to enforce it. As I asked in my earlier comments: “What in the hell are a 11, 13, and 15 year old doing, out driving a stolen car at 4:40 AM waving guns around and running over people on their way to work?” No amount of laws or emergency orders will keep kids from behaving like that…No amount of government overthrow will stop things like that from happening. Those kids needed good parenting, and they flatly did NOT receive any.
Perhaps if parents were held accountable for the crimes of their children there would be less criminal youth. It seems that New Mexico is being run by George Soros. Look him up. And yes, this government has been corrupt since Hernan Cortez conquered the Aztec in 1521 and spread his insanity to New Spain, (New Mexico).:,And New Mexico is last in education by design. And , just stated the MOST dangerous state in the country. Sickening.
Soros has nothing to do with NM children committing crimes. There is no one to blame, besides their parents! Our governor didn’t put those evil kids into this world, and neither did our legislators or our mayors or anyone else besides their PARENTS! Those kids’ parents OWN this problem, 100%! The best law we could pass would be a law that punishes parents for their children’s crimes! Instead of blaming George Soros, tell your legislators what you want from them, and if they don’t at least try, then vote for a better one, or run for office yourself.
Dear Paul, You may not be aware that George Soros is a Hungarian Jew from a wealthy family who had the good fortune of obtaining falsified documents which erased his Jewish identity. He then went on to help the Nazis wrangle up the Hungarian Jews to murder them . He was not charged for his crimes because he was ‘a youth’ at the time. Sound familiar? Soros is one of the masterminds of the New World Order. He has funded Leftist activist judges who let criminals walk and prosecute their opponents. Examples: Alvin Bragg, Leticia James, etc.. Sound familiar? And maybe I will run for office. You’re very astute. I’ve been thinking about it and I’ve got the passion. Thank you.
Those stories about Soros have been proven time and again to be completely false. What a shame that people are still spreading those blatantly false lies after all these years. The true facts are abundantly available. Proof that people just believe what they want to believe, no matter what.
Your willful ignorance is abhorant. Typical Leftist.
Willful ignorance is when a person sees the facts and decides to believe some alternative lies spread by some people with a specific agenda instead of believing the proven facts which have been verified by virtually all those persons and organizations with credibility. That’s what I did. I looked at all the facts, and considered the sources of the facts as well as the lies. It was easy to believe the truth; impossible to believe the lies. In your case, it is obvious that you heard or saw something that fit your agenda and decided to repeat it. Unfortunately, repeating a lie does not make it true. You may have been conditioned by whatever propaganda sources you use for your “facts” to hate George Soros, but those Nazi stories and other horrors you attribute to him are patently false. The GOP / MAGA machine has used you in an effort to accomplish their goals, as they have done to do many others. You have my condolences.
You are by far the most willfully ignorant person I’ve had the displeasure of interacting with in a long time. You need serious professional help.
Agree Brooke
Thanks DPG521!
[…] An 11-year-old boy and a 15-year-old are also accused of participating in the crime that resulted in the death of Scott Dwight Habermehl on May 29, 2024. According to police, Habermehl, 63, was riding his bike to work at Sandia National Laboratories around 4:40 a.m. when he was purposely struck by the car. More Here […]
[…] An 11-year-old boy and a 15-year-old are also accused of participating in the crime that resulted in the death of Scott Dwight Habermehl on May 29, 2024. According to police, Habermehl, 63, was riding his bike to work at Sandia National Laboratories around 4:40 a.m. when he was purposely struck by the car. More Here […]
In their defense, these cyclists think they own both the road and sidewalk and that traffic laws only apply to cars. We’ve all had the intrusive thoughts… acting on them is a bit different.
Most cyclists don’t ride on the sidewalk because it’s illegal. And contrary to what you might believe, they have as much right to the full use of the road as you do in your car. If getting to McDonald’s a couple minutes later because you had to wait behind a bike ruins your day, you probably need to be on the bike instead of in your car lol
Yeah cause I never see cyclists doing whatever they want when it suits them *roll eyes*… They’re as bad as vegans.
If there was an insufferable competition, I don’t know which one would win: the Vegan or the Cyclist.
People like you are the reason I carry when I bike.
Go ahead. More people should carry. I know I do. Don’t be a sh*thead cyclist and maybe you’ll never have to use it.
You’re a real gem of a human being aren’t you.
There are a lot like him here. I used to do a lot of road cycling and I’m not sure if the idiots or the hyper aggressive assholes worried me more. It took a week of riding to convince me to start carrying on my workouts.
No… usually I’m a real c*nt.
You just caught me in a good mood today.
Why kill the bill when juveniles hold guns n commit murder they know the difference between right n wrong, so when they become of what ever age they will continue with this act. Charge the parents!
I agree with charging the parents, but for the reason that those kids DON’T know the difference between right and wrong. It’s primarily the parents responsibility to teach them and to supervise them!
I find it pretty funny that everyone will blame a parent for a bad a$$ kid but all in reality it’s our screwed up system that don’t allow kids to be spanked because it’s child abuse. Blame the schools and our government for claiming everything as child abuse and instilling that in our children’s heads. Kids want to do adult crimes they deserve adult punishment. Open your eyes and wake the fck up. We don’t live in the 90,80,70,60s no more. You have no damn clue what parents really go through in the 2020s. Oh take their electronics shit that don’t work get the hell out of here with that bs. One day with these bad a$$ kids and you’d give up real quick. Stop being soft and government and teacher stay the fck out of parenting. If the child isn’t bleeding and half dead there’s no damn child abuse. BLAME YOUR SYSTEMS NOT THE PARENTS.
Funny, I know parents who don’t hit their kids and raised great adults. I know some real pieces of shit that were spanked regularly. If you think parenting well is as simple as being allowed to smack a kid, you’re not raising the first type lol.
Raising a kid properly doesn’t involve beating them. Beating a kid to obtain their compliance is nothing but a cop-out. All a beaten kid learns is that they will receive physical violence if they mess up. The system that tells you not to beat your kid is trying to get that point across to us. Many beaten kids turn out to be society’s worst criminals. When you fail to try teaching a kid, you fail the kid and everyone they interact with for the rest of their lives. And that remark about teachers? For many kids, their teachers are the only people who care about them during their critical years of development. Beating kids never solved any problems, and it never will. Just like ugly words, a kid will never forget them. A kid will always remember a beating… especially when he/she grows up and gives it back to society.
Of course, it’s not the parents. Yeah it’s everyone and everything else BUT the parents!!!!
Sounds like you’re part of the problem
I left ABQ on May 31, 2024. It’s my new birthday. That state sucks. More tax dollars going to keep 3 thugs alive for the rest of their miserable lives. Congratulations. All 3 of those punks if found guilty, should be put to death the same way they murdered that poor man. Death by Buick.
Hi Eve, I appreciate your concern. Mr. T is apparently attacking everyone. It’s even sadder than his misguided ideology. I don’t understand why ABQRaw doesn’t have guidelines to keep the conversation civil. I don’t think they read the comments. I’m just disgusted, Eve. Thanks again for inserting some sanity. Keep fighting the good fight. Brooke
If this site had any guidelines, nutcases like you would have been banned in an instant. Get help.
You guys voted for this. Years and years you have continued to vote for democrats – you voted the worst DA in American into office again and again. If you would take the time to read the new law the DA wants to put in – it lets him charge people up to the age of 25 as a juvenile. So a 24 year old scumbag murders your daughter the max they can get is 8 years. I have an employee – DUI at 32 and dui at 36. Both times she was charged full on. No previous before 32. I know of a 24 year girls on her (4th) first offense dui. That means the (3) other dui she had this DA dismissed all of them with treatment and no punishment. My employee at 32 got the book thrown at her and rightfully so. This is your fault.
Ask me about the Adam food mart 8.5 years for shooting at a vehicle in his parking lot pointing gun at him – then ask me about 17 year old that drove around for 3 hours looking for the person who stole his iPhone – he opened fire in the Maverick gas station killing an innocent woman. DA plead down to 8 years.
Not really fair is it ?
You voted for this guy
What exactly should “this guy” have done differently to prevent this tragedy?
Me… in da butt.
Me likey dat.
I noticed a lot of bike rider supporters in here. Here is why people hate you
1.) you complain that you have full access of the road –
– A.) you always fail to stop at stop signs
-B.) you ride on the right side of cars making a right turn – you speed while doing it assuming we can see you when we are looking forward to make our right turn.
C.) you can’t and never will keep up with the speed of traffic.
D.) you for whatever reason feel the needs of yourself out weigh the needs of everyone else – including the 10’s of thousands of vehicles and passengers your disrupt daily with the above mentioned.
E.) you’re inattentive at best when you do stop for traffic thus forcing everyone to confirm you’re not going to ride head on into them.
F.) you’re arrogant – you still haven’t learned you won’t win a fight against a car.
G.) let’s be honest – none of you are sponsored by any of the names you have on your tiny little outfits. You look silly
And that’s why everyone hates you
Enjoy your heart disease at 50. I’m going to do whatever keeps me safest on the road. I don’t really care if it inconveniences you. Your angry little impotent honks and screams at being forced to slow down make me smile. And if you want to do more than rage in the privacy of your own car, well, I carry on the bike for that exact reason.
And you prove his point. There’s a reason cyclists have a bad rep and you are the exact stereotype. You probably wear one of those spandex suits too don’t you? Big scary man with your gun, we are so intimidated. Oh wait… we carry too. But good luck shooting anyone after being someone’s speed bump.
I don’t care what some fatass in his four wheeled dick extension thinks. Go ahead, hit a cyclist just like these fucking asshole kids. You’re no better than them.
I love thinking about the dicks of drivers. It’s kind of an obsession, born out of envy.
I hate myself too because I am a sad, lonely little man…. No I can’t even use the word “man” anymore. I am a sad lonely little sewer rat.
I know it takes a lot to admit things like that, but use your own handle next time.
Dear Mr. T, There’s a term Psychologists use to describe people who accuse others of exactly what THEY do. Leftists do it all the time. It’s called PROJECTION.
You’re a nasty old man. And wilfully ignorant, which means stupid.
I don’t feel sorry for you..you are the reason NM is a Third Word Country, Commie. I’m reporting you for review and removal. Have a great day.
Please get psychological help before it’s too late. For the sake of anyone who still cares about you.
I’m just mad because my wife’s boyfriend stopped letting me watch. And then just the other day I went to my doctor to ask about getting my gender reassignment surgery but they said they couldn’t do it because there “wasn’t enough material to work with”. So now all I can do is take my anger and frustration out on strangers online because it makes me feel important.
Impersonating strangers on the internet instead of responding with your own anonymous handle is a level of internet cowardice I haven’t seen before. Kudos.
I’m rubbing my nipples while I talk to myself online.
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