🌱 Jal police call leads to murder charge after man found dead

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In today's newsletter:

• Jal police call leads to murder charge after man found dead
• What gruesome evidence did investigators uncover in Jal's latest homicide case?

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A steady afternoon breeze, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.
• Friday: An afternoon shower in spots, temps: high: 73, low: 58.
• Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 75 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Odessa man dead, suspect charged for murder after fight in Lea County (firstalert7.com) — Law enforcement say a man is dead after an early-morning incident that began as a suspected vehicle-versus-pedestrian call involving the Jal Police Department and Lea County deputies. The victim, an Odessa resident, was found dead at the scene, and a Florida man was arrested nearby and now faces a first-degree murder charge as investigators continue gathering information.
   

• Court documents reveal what investigators found after Odessa man killed in Jal, New Mexico (newsbreak.com) — Investigators are releasing disturbing new details about a homicide that occurred in Jal, where an Odessa man was found dead near Highway 128 after apparently being dragged by a vehicle from a local trucking yard. Court documents describe the evidence found at the scene, the suspect detained by Jal police, and the serious murder charges now approved by the district attorney.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3
• St Helena Parish Family Fun Run/Walk →
  Hobbs NM
Tuesday October 6
• HHS Varsity Boy's Soccer vs Clovis - Soccer (M) - Varsity
  Watson Stadium Home -
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Awesome Graphics Ribbon Cutting
  Hobbs Chamber of Commerce, 915 W. Broadway, Hobbs
  11:00 am
Friday October 9
• HHS Varsity Football vs Volcano Vista - Football (M) - Varsity
  Watson Stadium Home -
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Cute as a Button Ribbon Cutting
  Hobbs Chamber of Commerce, 518 N Turner Suite B, Hobbs
  10:30 am
Friday October 23
• Fear & Phobias! →
  Hobbs Community Playhouse, 1700 N Grimes St, Hobbs
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 24
• Comedy Night in Hobbs w/Crux Crawford →
  Lea County Center for the Arts, Hobbs
  8:00 pm
Thursday December 17
• A Christmas Chaos →
  Hobbs Community Playhouse, 1700 N Grimes St, Hobbs
  7:30 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Invenergy, LLC posted a job opening for Advanced Solar Technician in Jal. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Hobbs

• Hobbs teacher wins 2026 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence (star-telegram.com)
• Unbeaten Jaguars head to Texas College, Southwest for RRAC play (victoriaadvocate.com)
• September 29, 2026 Issue, Page 7 of 13 (seminolesentinel.com)

Lovington

• Court testimony: Hobbs student carried gun, knives and 50 rounds of ammo for 'anyone at the school' (abqjournal.com)
• SPC White, Stoker strong at NMJC rodeo (levellandnews.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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