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

The death of Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield last month was caused by a drug overdose involving alcohol as well as the synthetic opioid fentanyl, according to reports released Thursday by ...

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

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 ...

Fentanyl was involved in 65% of overdose deaths statewide in 2023, according to New Mexico Health Department statistics. Rio Arriba County commissioners have sworn in Lorenzo Aguilar to lead the ...

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

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 on Easter morning.

EXPERTS SAY FENTANYL AND ALCOHOL IS WHAT KILLED HIM. THE DEATH OF SHERIFF BILLY MERRIFIELD SHOCKED THE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY AND RIO ARRIBA COUNTY. HE SAID HIS. AND HE’S UNRESPONSIVE.