APD detectives have now arrested a suspect in a murder that took place Monday night in the Foothills. Juan Portillo Mendez, ...

Juan Portillo Mendez, charged with the murder of his former friend, is now accused of sexually assaulting a family member.

Albuquerque Police arrested a man accused of beating a man to death inside a southeast Albuquerque home Monday night. Juan ...

A man is accused of breaking into his former friend's house and fatally hitting him on the head with a metal pipe. Juan Portillo Mendez, 43, is charged with an open count of murder and aggravated ...

Police arrested a man accused of using a pipe to hit and kill a person he allegedly knew on Monday night in southeast ...

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