New Mexico State Police arrest Massachusetts murder suspect near Lordsburg

Celia Raney
Albuquerque Journal
Gilfrey Gregory

State Police arrested a man wanted in connection to a Massachusetts homicide in southeast New Mexico on Thursday.

State Police spokesman Dusty Francisco said 27-year-old Gilfrey Gregory, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was arrested near Lordsburg and has been booked into the Hidalgo County Adult Detention Center.

Francisco did not have any details about the murder.

He said State Police received a tip around noon that Gregory was traveling through New Mexico and found him driving on Interstate 10 soon after.

"Officers conducted a high-risk felony traffic stop on the vehicle and Gregory was taken into custody without incident," Francisco said.

He said Gregory was with his five children, ages ranging from 3 to 17 years old, when he was arrested. The children were placed into the custody of New Mexico Children Youth and Families Department.

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