NM vs. Bent According to a court filing on his behalf, attorney Justin Lea “is excercising his right to excuse Judge Gerald Baca from presiding over the cause of action wherein the State seeks to have Justin Lea answer to a charge of contempt of court.” This new development in the Wayne Bent case comes […]
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NM Vs. Wayne Bent *Post updated at 1:15pm PST to include response from counsel for Justin B. Lea An attorney with a Taos law firm has been ordered to appear before District Court Judge Gerald E. Baca on November 10. According to an Order to Show Cause filed in Union County on Monday, Justin B.
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*Update: November 4 / 10:34am PST: Order to Vacate ——————————————————————————————- SARAH MONTOYA AUDIO INTERVIEW (runs 39:09) (November 3) In a recorded interview lasting nearly 40-minutes, the attorney tasked with defending Wayne Bent (aka Michael Travesser) addressed several aspects of the State of New Mexico’s criminal case against the controversial church leader. Among the numerous topics
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“Life goes on…” No word on whether jailed church leader Wayne Bent is still fasting today, but according to a copyrighted story in today’s Albuquerque Journal (subscription required), Bent’s followers are no longer fasting: “They were looking for deliverance from God,” said Sarah Montoya, an attorney for the church’s leader, Wayne Bent. Montoya spoke with
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