Albuquerque –
The Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office is committed to the pursuit of justice. The week of February 17, 2025, there are four jury trials taking place in Bernalillo County.
Nathen Garley
Case Number: D-202-CR-2023-02437
Jose Romero
Case Number: D-202-CR-2023-02438
MDC Booking Info: https://viaintfacep2.bernco.gov/custodylist/Detail/21700086294049
- First Degree Murder (Depraved Mind)
- 2 Counts of Conspiracy to Commit First Degree Murder (Depraved Mind)
Attempt to Commit First Degree Murder (Depraved Mind)(Firearm Enhancement) - Aggravated Battery (Great Bodily Harm)(Firearm Enhancement)
- 2 Counts of Aggravated Assault (Deadly Weapon)(Firearm Enhancement)
- Shooting at or from a Motor Vehicle (Great Bodily Harm)
- Conspiracy to Commit Shooting at or from a Motor Vehicle (Great Bodily Harm)
- Tampering With Evidence
- Criminal Damage to Property (Over $1,000)(Firearm Enhancement)
Conspiracy to Commit Criminal Damage to Property (Over $1,000)
The presiding judge is Judge Emeterio L. Rudolfo.
Victor Contreras
Case Number: D-202-CR-2023-02560
MDC Booking Info: https://viaintfacep2.bernco.gov/custodylist/Detail/21970135955617
- Criminal Sexual Penetration in the Third Degree
The judge presiding over this case is Judge Joseph A. Montano.
UPDATE ON VICTOR CONTRERAS:
On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, a jury found Victor Contreras guilty of Criminal Sexual Penetration for repeatedly assaulting a woman.
Contreras met the victim on social media in 2020. By 2021, he was threatening her and forcing her into sexual acts.
During the trial, jurors saw threatening text messages he sent to the victim and heard incriminating statements from him in court.
Contreras also faces federal firearms charges.
James Guest
Case Number: D-202-CR-2024-01138
- Trafficking Controlled Substances (Possess with Intent to Distribute)
- Conspiracy to Commit Trafficking Controlled Substances
- Receipt, Transportation or Possession of a Firearm or Destructive Device by a Felon
Judge Britt M. Baca presides over this trial.
Raul Garcia
Case Number: D-202-CR-2022-02612
MDC Booking Info: https://viaintfacep2.bernco.gov/custodylist/Detail/21867639967265
- First- Degree Murder (Willful & Deliberate)(Firearm Enhancement)
- Armed Robbery (Firearm Enhancement)
- Tampering with Evidence
The presiding judge is Judge Brett R. Loveless.
**As always defendants are presumed innocent unless and until they’re convicted in a court of law.**
You can see the District Court schedule here: https://seconddistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/court-dockets/bernalillo-county-district-court-docket/