Murder suspect could walk after paperwork problem
ALBUQUERQUE, NM (KRQE) – The District Attorney’s office is scrambling to keep an accused killer from getting out of jail.
A judge could let him out after the state health department dropped the ball.
Tuesday morning, District Court Judge Brett Loveless acknowledged Jacob Lopez is dangerous, but still threw out his case.
Lopez was charged in 2015 for the murder of Donald DeLoach.
Police said Lopez beat the 62-year-old man to death while robbing him of his backpack outside a
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