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

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

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

Medical investigators have determined that a county sheriff in northern New Mexico died from the toxic effects of fentanyl and alcohol, according to autopsy results made public Thursday. Rio Arriba ...

Medical investigators released former Rio Arriba County sheriff's toxicology and autopsy report, which has led to even more questions.

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

Fentanyl was involved in 65% of overdose deaths statewide in 2023, according to New Mexico Health Department statistics. Rio Arriba County commissioners have sworn in Lorenzo Aguilar to lead the ...

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 ...