After the call went out on Easter Sunday that Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield had been found unresponsive in his ...

New Mexico State Labs have released the toxicology report for former Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield, who died in ...

Rio Arriba Sheriff Billy Merrifield died from an accidental overdose of fentanyl and alcohol, according to autopsy and ...

Executive orders from the governor’s office show New Mexico has so far authorized over $2 million to be spent on the ...

Medical investigators released former Rio Arriba County sheriff's toxicology and autopsy report, which has led to even more questions.

Medical investigators have determined that a county sheriff in northern New Mexico died from the toxic effects of fentanyl and alcohol.

An autopsy and toxicology report reveals the sheriff had drugs and alcohol in his system at the time of death.

Merrifield was found dead in his patrol vehicle outside his house near Abiquiú Lake on Easter Sunday after a night out with ...

May 15—Former Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield died last month due to the toxic effects of fentanyl and ethanol, according to an autopsy report released by the New Mexico Office of the ...