After the call went out on Easter Sunday that Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield had been found unresponsive in his ...

Merrifield was found dead in his patrol vehicle outside his house near Abiquiú Lake on Easter Sunday after a night out with friends.

Executive orders from the governor’s office show New Mexico has so far authorized over $2 million to be spent on the ...

An autopsy and toxicology report reveals the sheriff had drugs and alcohol in his system at the time of death.

First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack Altwies said she and Merrifield worked together to rebuild trust between the ...

An autopsy reveals that Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield, 50, died accidentally from the lethal combination of ...

New Mexico State Labs have released the toxicology report for former Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield, who died in ...

May 15—Former Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield died last month due to the toxic effects of fentanyl and ethanol, according to an autopsy report released by the New Mexico Office of the ...

An autopsy revealed that Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield died from the combined toxic effects of fentanyl and alcohol after being found in his patrol vehicle following a crash.