Albuquerque –
The Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office remains committed to pursuing justice, and starting January 12, 2026, four new jury trials will commence in Bernalillo County.
Nyles Kensel
Case Number: D-202-CR-2024-01594
- Criminal Sexual Penetration in the Second Degree (Results in Personal Injury)
- Criminal Sexual Penetration in the Third Degree
The jury trial in the case of State of New Mexico v. Nyles Kensel, presided over by Judge Bruce C. Fox, is scheduled in Courtroom 706, on January 12, 2026, at 8:30 AM, and on January 13, 14, and 16, 2026, at 9:00 AM, with the January 15, 2026, 9:00 AM session to be held in the courtroom indicated on the posted notice.
Wyshana Shalon Valentine
Case Number: D-202-CR-2024-02087
- Aggravated Assault (Deadly Weapon)
Judge Clara Moran will preside over the jury trial in State of New Mexico v. Wyshana Shalon Valentine, which will take place on January 13 and 14, 2026, at 8:30 AM, in Courtroom 402.
Case Number: D-202-CR-2024-02653
- Criminal Sexual Penetration in the Second Degree (Child 13-18) (Force or Coercion) x8
- Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor
- Criminal sexual contact / minor 2nd degree (child under 13)(unclothed)
- Criminal Sexual Contact of a Minor (Child Under 13)
- Criminal Sexual Contact of Minor 2nd Degree (Person in Position of Authority)(Unclothed)(13-18)
- Criminal Sexual Contact of Minor 3rd degree (Person in Position of Authority)(Clothed)(13-18)
- Abuse of a Child (Does Not Result in Death or Great Bodily Harm)
- Criminal Sexual Communication with a Child
- Child Solicitation by Electronic Communication Device (Child 13 to 16)
- Possession of Visual Medium of Sexual Exploitation (Child 13 – 18)
- Bribery of a Witness (Threats or Bribes – Reporting)
The jury trial in the case of State of New Mexico v. Lucas Wayne Miltenberger, presided over by Judge Britt M. Baca, is scheduled in Courtroom 416, Albuquerque, NM, on January 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16, 2026, at 8:30 AM.
Thomas M Garbiso
Case Number: D-202-CR-2025-01727
- Battery upon a Peace Officer
- Receiving or Transferring Stolen Motor Vehicles (1st Offense)
- Aggravated Battery upon a Peace Officer (No Great Bodily Harm)
- Burglary of a Vehicle
- Resisting, Evading or Obstructing an Officer (Arrest)
Judge David A. Murphy will preside over the jury trial in State of New Mexico v. Thomas M. Garbiso, which will take place in Courtroom 406, Albuquerque, NM, on January 13, 2026, at 9:00 AM.
Courts presume that the defendant is innocent unless and until the prosecution secures a conviction through due process.
You can see the District Court schedule here:
https://seconddistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/court-dockets/bernalillo-county-district-court-docket/
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