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Three Charged With Murder Of Lea County Inmate

By: Dylan Brooks
Updated: February 23, 2011
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HOBBS -- Three people have been arrested, after they were implicated in the January murder of a Lea County inmate.

    Martin Knief, Lorenzo Mora and Christopher Morrisette are all charged with first degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and tampering with evidence. They're being held on $1 million bond.

    Police say the three suspects beat Paul Lasner to death on January 4th. Lasner was an inmate at the Lea County Correctional Facility who had been convicted of a 1998 drive-by shooting that killed a 17 year old.

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