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

The death of Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield last month was caused by a drug overdose involving alcohol as well as the synthetic opioid fentanyl, according to reports released Thursday by ...

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

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

The death of Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield last month was caused by a drug overdose involving alcohol as well as the synthetic opioid fentanyl, according to reports released Thursday ...

Medical investigators have determined that a county sheriff in northern New Mexico died from the toxic effects of fentanyl and alcohol ...

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 ...