Photo added: Person of interest named in Timmons murder
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- Published: 06 July 2023 06 July 2023
By Roger Lanse
A New Mexico State Police spokesman told the Beat today they have identified a person of interest in the June 26, 2023, Dragon Fly Trail homicide of Stephen Timmons, 62, of Silver City.
Joseph William Costello, 29, of Fort Bayard, NM, was arrested on Friday, June 30, 2023, at the intersection of U.S. Highway 180 and Ft Bayard Road, when he ran a red light on his motorized bicycle and almost caused a crash. According to the spokesman, a U.S. Forest Service agent detained Costello and contacted the Grant County Sheriff's Office for assistance. GCSO deputies arrested Costello on an outstanding bench warrant. However, during the arrest procedure, Costello, a felon, was found to be in possession of a handgun and was additionally charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.
As the investigation continued in the days following, NMSP Investigations Bureau agents learned Costello is believed to have threatened and shot at or near several individuals in the area of the Dragon Fly Trail system.
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Pass Fire Update July 6, 2023
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- Published: 06 July 2023 06 July 2023
Pass Fire
Gila National Forest Incident Commander - Robert Laeng IC and Josh Johnson IC(T)
Hours: 8 am-4:30 pm Email: 2023.Pass@Firenet.gov
Acres: 59,904
Location: 40 miles west of Winston, NM
Containment: 32%
Personnel: 121, 1 Type 3 Helicopter
Start Date: May 18, 2023
Cause: Lightning
Fuels: Timber, piñon/juniper and grass
Yesterday, high temperatures with light winds, fanned some interior smokes to rise and slowly burn. All smokes are within the planned boundaries and are doing good by cleaning out ground fuels and improving forest health. The Pass Fire is being patrolled and monitored especially in areas where the fire is still smoldering.
Murder suspect arrested
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- Published: 06 July 2023 06 July 2023
By Roger Lanse
Friday, June 30, 2023, New Mexico State Police officers arrested Joseph William Costello, 29, believed to be involved in the murder of Stephen Timmons on June 26, at Dragonfly Trail near the Fort Bayard National Cemetery. Costello, according to court records and Grant County Detention Center personnel, was arrested for being a felon in possession of a firearm, a third-degree felony, and on an active bench warrant for violating conditions of his release by a Deming court for an earlier charge of criminal trespass. He was booked into the GCDC that day, June 30.
Costello is being held on a no bond hold. A pre-trial detention hearing is scheduled for July 11, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. in Silver City District Court.
Fourth of July Parade 2023 part 1
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- Published: 05 July 2023 05 July 2023
Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
This is the first of a five-part photo essay on the 2023 Fourth of July Parade
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correction:"The Thief Collector" Silver City Première took place June 28, 2023
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- Published: 05 July 2023 05 July 2023
The documentary shown at the Silco Theater served as a fundraiser for the Southwest Regional Museum of Art and Art Center
By Mary Alice Murphy
Victoria Chick of the Southwest Regional Museum of Art and Art Center (SWRMAAC) said the benefit documentary, "The Thief Collector," was being premiered in Silver City to raise money "so we can get a building to house the nearly 1,000 pieces of art of that have been donated to us. They range in dates from the 1830s to contemporary art."
Olivia Miller, Director and Curator of Exhibitions for the University of Arizona Museum of Art, once again visited Silver City, this time to talk about the story of what happened after the recovery of an artwork stolen from the museum the day after Thanksgiving in November 1985.