Prosecutors seek to hold New Mexico woman in fatal pursuit

Published March 7, 2022 10:13 PM

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors are seeking to keep in custody a New Mexico woman accused of causing a crash last week that killed a police officer and a retired firefighter after she allegedly lied about having been kidnapped. A hearing has been scheduled next week to determine if Jeannine Jaramillo will remain locked up pending trial. Jaramillo faces two counts of murder and other charges stemming from a deadly wrong-way pursuit along Interstate 25 near Santa Fe. Jaramillo has a criminal record that includes two police pursuits in Cibola County last fall in stolen vehicles. Her public defender didn’t immediately return a message seeking comment.

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