Chama Valley & Abiquiú Daily Digest Thursday, August 27, 2026
Ty's Take
Word came down that Trujillo's taking a plea deal in that shooting death up here, which means the legal machinery that's been grinding through since it happened will finally move toward some kind of closing. In a place this size, where most folks know each other or know someone who does, a case like this leaves a particular kind of mark. The details matter less at this point than the fact that a man will answer for what happened to his friend, that the family will get some measure of resolution, and that we can all stop wondering how this story ends. That's what plea deals do in small communities, whether anybody's satisfied with them or not.
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Items for Northern Briefs may be submitted by sending them to jgarcia@riograndesun.com Submissions must be received no later than noon Monday for publication that week. Española Public Library The Española Public Library’s afternoon movie will feature “A Race of Giants” documentary at 3:30 p.m....
Trujillo Set to Take Plea Deal in Friend’s Shooting Death
By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN Gerald Trujillo is set to take a plea deal after the alleged fatal shooting of his friend in the Ohkay Casino parking lot in 2025. Trujillo’s attorney, Jason Bowles, filed a notice on Aug. 17 that stated there was a plea deal in writing and asked the judge...
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