Paperwork mistake in Sandoval County almost lets career criminal walk free

JEMEZ SPRINGS, N.M. (KRQE) – A paperwork error at the Sandoval County District Attorney’s office nearly let a career criminal, suspected in as many as 30 burglaries in the Jemez Springs area, walk free.
Nahum Hillhouse has a record filled with a slew of drug charges, which are accompanied by charges of child abuse, identity theft and trafficking stolen property.
The Jemez Springs Police Chief, Felix Nunez, says Hillhouse is one of the leaders in a group of about a dozen people who&rs