LAS CRUCES — A jury on Thursday afternoon found former Las Cruces police officer Felipe Hernandez guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the 2023 death of Teresa Gomez.

He was immediately taken into custody to await a sentencing hearing where he could face an 11-year prison sentence.

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