The state's reasoning for withholding police reports from a sheriff's death investigation could conflict with court rulings.

Nearly two months after the death of Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield, New Mexico State Police continue to investigate.

The first batch of reports indicate state police did not recover drugs or paraphernalia from the scene of Billy Merrifield's ...

RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, N.M. — It's been about a month ... of the Medical Investigator found that Merrifield had cocaine, fentanyl and alcohol in his system when he died. Experts determined his ...

Wheeler Cowperthwaite Rio Grande Sun ESPANOLA — Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield died from an overdose of the synthetic opiate fentanyl and alcohol, according… ...

An autopsy revealed that Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield died from the combined toxic effects of fentanyl and alcohol after being found in his patrol vehicle following a crash.

Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield died of fentanyl, alcohol toxicity - John Miller, Albuquerque Journal After the call went out on Easter Sunday that Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy ...

RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, N.M. – We’re learning more about ... The results show he died from a toxic combination of alcohol and fentanyl. The toxicology results show it didn’t take much alcohol ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Medical investigators have determined that a county sheriff in northern New Mexico died from the toxic effects of fentanyl and alcohol, according to autopsy results made public ...