Gloria Chavez, 26, charged with murder for her involvement in a murder spree in May, was released and FREE TO GO under new bail reform guidelines in New Mexico after the Arnold Foundation’s “Pretrial Risk Assessment” tool determined that she was not a danger to the community or a flight risk and therefore should not be subject to any accountable release – just a “promise” to appear.
After her release, Chavez went missing for over a month (despite her bail reform ankle monitor) until police finally caught up to her.
Released and FREE TO GO for MURDER?
New Mexico Bail Reform, Risk Assessments, and Pretrial Services…
- ZERO Accountability
- ZERO Deterrent
- ZERO Supervision
- ZERO concern for victims
- ZERO Bail…just a “pinky promise” to return
- Bail Reform – Dangerous, Reckless, and a Taxpayer Burden
The Report from KOB4…
Accused murderer missing for one month after ankle monitor goes dead
(reported by KOB4 – Aug 14 2017)
Three seemingly random murders had police baffled earlier this year. A young mother, a 25-year-old man and another man who had won big at a casino — all dead.
Then in June, police had a breakthrough in the investigation. They arrested Pena Santiesteban, 34, and Gloria Chavez, 26. Santiesteban remains in jail, but Chavez was released with an ankle monitor and was forbidden from leaving Bernalillo County.
But there was a problem. Chavez’s ankle monitor died and she went missing for weeks.
Police arrested Chavez alongside Santisteban in June after a May murder spree, charged with murder, conspiracy, and harboring a felon. The random robberies and execution-style murders led law enforcement to Santa Rosa, where the pair was caught.
After Chavez’s release on an ankle monitor, KOB has learned exclusively that Chavez could not be found for weeks. According to court information, she failed to appear last month on the July 27 for a check of her status. Her GPS tracking device went cold, the batteries were dead, and she didn’t answer the phone.
Chavez missed a urine test almost a month ago, and her GPS monitor stopped working on Aug. 2. The last signal came from Santa Rosa — the site of her arrest. A statewide bench warrant was issued for Chavez, and KOB discovered she was re-arrested Monday afternoon.