The death of Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield last month was caused by a drug overdose involving alcohol as well as the synthetic opioid fentanyl, according to reports released Thursday ...

Fentanyl was involved in 65% of overdose deaths statewide in 2023, according to New Mexico Health Department statistics. Rio Arriba County commissioners have sworn in Lorenzo Aguilar to lead the ...

There were no physical signs of trauma, and his cause of death was ruled to be an overdose of fentanyl and methamphetamine. The lawsuit filed points the blame at the Rio Arriba County Adult ...

RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) ... Law enforcement found a slew of drugs including fentanyl, suboxone strips as well as suspected meth and other unidentified pills.

Rio Arriba County faces another lawsuit over a fatal drug overdose at the jail in Tierra Amarilla. The wrongful death complaint, filed Nov. 14 in the state’s First Judicial District Court, says ...

IN RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, I’M SASHA LENNINGER KOAT ACTION SEVEN NEWS, AND THE SHERIFF SAYS THE Updated: 9:36 AM MDT May 29, 2025 ... fentanyl and alcohol in his system when he died.

KRQE Albuquerque. NMS Labs: Rio Arriba Co. sheriff's cause of death determined to be fentanyl, alcohol. Posted: May 15, 2025 | Last updated: May 15, 2025 ...

Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy A. Merrifield, 50, died at his home early Sunday morning. No further details as to the cause of death were shared.

RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – 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 lat… ...

RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – 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 ...

Rio Arriba County commissioners appointed Lorenzo Aguilar as interim sheriff during an emergency meeting Monday. Merrifield was found dead in his home on Easter Sunday. He was just 50 years old.