Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Tucumcari Fire Chief Mike Cherry (left, in white shirt) talks to state fire marshal investigator Sammy Anaya after a fire burned Tucumcari Animal Hospital and killed more than 70 animals in May 2012. A recent state police investigative report stated DNA evidence linked a Tucumcari man to the fire, and he confessed to officers. However, the statute of limitations expired two years ago, and he no longer can be charged in the case.
TUCUMCARI - A Tucumcari man, presented with DNA evidence, recently confessed to setting a fire in 2012 that killed more than 70 animals at a local veterinarian clinic.
However, the man has not been charged with any crime regarding the fire because th...
