Post by Scumhunter on Aug 2, 2023 5:43:50 GMT -5
(Above photo credit: krqe.com)
From krqe.com:
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque speeder who was sentenced for killing a father who was out teaching his daughter to drive is still on the run. Last March, Francisco Reyes Merlos was supposed to turn himself in to serve his sentence after a judge let him leave the courtroom.
“I’ve since then matured, and I’m no longer that kid from three years ago, speeding up and down Montgomery,” said Reyes Merlos.
Francisco Reyes Merlos, in February of last year, apologized to the victim’s family before he was sentenced that day. He’s been convicted of killing Travis Dehart, a father of six, who was teaching his 15-year-old daughter how to drive. Reyes Merlos was going at least 89 miles per hour down Montgomery when he hit the two.
After he was sentenced to four years, District Court Judge Britt Baca-Miller let Reyes Merlos walk out with the promise that he would turn himself in a month later. Reyes Merlos has been missing ever since.
District Attorney Sam Bregman also said Reyes Merlos could be looking at more charges and more time when he’s caught.
“We will find him. I can assure you that. It may not be tomorrow or the next day. We have leads. We will pursue this investigation, like all these investigations we take very serious,” said Bergman. “If the defendant committed new crimes while they’re out, we will absolutely charge them with new crimes.”
www.krqe.com/news/crime/abq-speeder-still-on-the-run-after-killing-a-father-teaching-his-daughter-to-drive/
Thoughts? As of today's posting date (8/2/2023), Reyes Merlos is still listed as having an active warrant in Bernalillo County's online search (fittingly entered on April Fool's Day of last year, since Reyes Merlos apparently fooled the courtroom into thinking he was a changed remorseful person. Also a technical note his DOB is 1999, so he's approaching 24 as of the aforementioned posting date ):
bcapp.bernco.gov/BCSO_WarrantInterWITS/
And yeah this case is so tragic, the pure innocence of a father teaching his 15-year-old daughter how to drive- and be a responsible person, unlike Reyes Merlos- just wiped away in a second. Articles don't state exactly who to call if you have tips on Reyes Merlo's whereabouts although since this is an Albuquerque case, I assume you can contact Albuquerque Metro Crime Stoppers:
www.crimestoppersnm.com/sitemenu.aspx?ID=531&
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