After the call went out on Easter Sunday that Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield had been found unresponsive in his ...

New Mexico State Labs have released the toxicology report for former Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield, who died in ...

An autopsy and toxicology report reveals the sheriff had drugs and alcohol in his system at the time of death.

Executive orders from the governor’s office show New Mexico has so far authorized over $2 million to be spent on the ...

Medical investigators released former Rio Arriba County sheriff's toxicology and autopsy report, which has led to even more questions.

Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield was laid to rest Wednesday in Chimayo. Merrifield, 50, was buried at the Nuestra Señora de Dolores Cemetery. The late sheriff was found dead in his patrol ...

UNDER INVESTIGATION. ALSO BREAKING IN THE LAST HOUR, THE RIO ARRIBA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS ITS SHERIFF, BILLY MERRIFIELD, HAS PASSED AWAY THIS MORNING. THEY SAY HE UNEXPECTEDLY DIED AT HIS ...

Merrifield became the Rio Arriba County sheriff by appointment in 2021 when former sheriff James Lujan resigned following his conviction on two felony counts. Voters opted to retain Merrifield in ...

Medical investigators have determined that a county sheriff in northern New Mexico died from the toxic effects of fentanyl and alcohol.

Two survivors have filed suit against Rio Arriba County office-holders, alleging that their civil rights were violated when ...

RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, N.M. – Rio Arriba County already has a new sheriff from within its rank after the sudden death of Sheriff Billy Merrifield over the weekend. Rio Arriba County commissioners ...

Merrifield was found dead in his patrol vehicle outside his house near Abiquiú Lake on Easter Sunday after a night out with ...