Hobbs Man Pleads No-Contest To Manslaughter Charges
By: Karl Rundgren
Updated: March 15, 2011
HOBBS -- A man accused of a shooting at a pickup truck has pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter charges.
Police say that in December 2006, Carlos Maldonado fired several shots at a pick-up in Hobbs. 11-year old Lawrence Juarez was riding in the pickup with his father, and the shots hit and killed him. The boy's father named Maldonado as the shooter while at the hospital.
Maldonado was charged with murder, but the case has gone through two mistrials. Now, Maldonado will serve five more months behind bars before being released.
Police say that in December 2006, Carlos Maldonado fired several shots at a pick-up in Hobbs. 11-year old Lawrence Juarez was riding in the pickup with his father, and the shots hit and killed him. The boy's father named Maldonado as the shooter while at the hospital.
Maldonado was charged with murder, but the case has gone through two mistrials. Now, Maldonado will serve five more months behind bars before being released.
