Dona Ana leaders spar over jail control, director arrested

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – Leaders of Dona Ana County are fighting for control of the jail after the director was arrested on investigation of fraud, bringing contraband into a jail and willful neglect of duty.
The Las Cruces Sun-News reports that Sheriff Enrique “Kiki” Vigil took control of the jail early Tuesday after director Christopher Barela was arrested.
But by end of day, County Manager Julia Brown had obtained a temporary restraining order from district court calling on V