NM AG announces arrest, charges for landowner accused of threatening Pecos River fishermen

By: Joshua Bowling

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: June 1, 2026

Words: 320

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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The New Mexico Department of Justice on Monday announced its agents had arrested a San Miguel County landowner whom Attorney General Raúl Torrez had previously accused of building “traps” and threatening fishermen along the Pecos River for nearly three years.

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Court records show a judge signed an arrest warrant last week for Erik Briones.

From April of 2023 to March of this year, Torrez’s office …

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