Las Cruces man sentenced to 22 years in prison for murder

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – Matthew Martinez, 18, was sentenced to 22 years in prison for the murder of Fabian Lopez in 2020. According to a criminal complaint, in August 2020, Las Cruces Police Department officers responded to a 911 call about a car crash where they found Lopez inside. His girlfriend told police they had met Martinez and two other men for a drug deal and that her infant son had been in the car with them. Deadly robbery suspect takes plea dealWhen Martinez got in the ca