MDC Investigates Second Inmate Death for this Week
Albuquerque – The Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) has reported the passing of an inmate while they were in custody. The individual has been identified as Julian Wilgress, a…
Inmate Dies at Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center
Albuquerque – The Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) has reported the passing of an inmate while they were in custody. The individual has been identified Derrick Benavidez, an 18-year-old…
Gang Member Federally Charged in Brazen Escape Plan of Homie
Albuquerque- Federal authorities have disrupted a sophisticated plot to break a violent inmate out of a local hospital, leading to the arrest of an Albuquerque man and the seizure of…
MDC Inmate Dies While in Community Custody Program at Halfway House
Albuquerque – The Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center reported the death of a 45-year-old man who had been participating in its Community Custody Program (CCP). Officials identified the individual as…
KOAT Reporter Arrested for DWI Early This Morning
Albuquerque – Award-winning KOAT Channel 7 reporter and weekend anchor Julian Paras is facing some criminal charges related to an alleged drunk-driving incident. On January 16, 2026, at approximately 1:44…
FBI Agent’s Inmate Son Dies at MDC
Albuquerque – On July 23rd, 2025, the Bernalillo County Sheriff office and MDC officials investigated the death of Metropolitan Detention Center inmate Thomas John Acee II. Acee was a co-defendant…
Death of Inmate at MDC Under Investigation
Bernalillo County – On Wednesday, May 28, an inmate died at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) despite rigorous life-saving efforts. The individual who passed away was a female…