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• New Mexico Parents Tyler Janousek and Trenaty Lewis Charged After Six Week Old Infant Sustains 29 Fractures

  Published: Mar 26, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Authorities in Lea County have charged 25 year old Tyler Janousek and Trenaty Lewis following a medical evaluation of their newborn daughter that revealed extensive physical trauma...

• Hobbs Teenager Faces First Degree Murder Charges Following Fatal Abuse Investigation of Eight Month Old Infant

  Published: Mar 19, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A 17 year old mother in Hobbs, New Mexico, has been charged with murder after her infant daughter succumbed to catastrophic injuries including brain trauma and bone fractures. Pros...