Farmington, NM - A 23-year-old man is accused of killing a 76-year-old woman after driving while under the influence of air duster. The man inhaled from an air duster two to three times before driving off and side swiping a mini-van then driving into the victims yard striking her. He then proceeded to drive through a brick fence and hit a home three houses down before stopping. When questioned the man said he blacked out after inhaling the air duster and woke up after the crash. Despite passing the sobriety test the man was acting erratically according to officials.
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Thursday, May 22, 2014
New Mexico State University (NMSU) Football Coach Resign After Huffing Incidents
Via Las Cruces Sun- News
The New Mexico State University (NMSU) offensive line coach resigned following a pair of criminal citations involving an addiction to huffing.
The Las Cruces police cited the coach twice in a four-day span for huffing compressed gas. The first incident occurred when an officer found the man, "slumped over sitting in his vehicle and apparently having seizures." The officer reported that he saw the man inhale compressed gas from a canister. The second incident occurred inside the bathroom of a local drug store. Police responded after the man had locked himself in a bathroom and was huffing from the duster cans.
The coach and his wife told police that he suffers from an addiction and the family is returning to their home in Colorado to place him in rehab. The coach officially resigned from NMSU for "on-going health issues".
The New Mexico State University (NMSU) offensive line coach resigned following a pair of criminal citations involving an addiction to huffing.
The Las Cruces police cited the coach twice in a four-day span for huffing compressed gas. The first incident occurred when an officer found the man, "slumped over sitting in his vehicle and apparently having seizures." The officer reported that he saw the man inhale compressed gas from a canister. The second incident occurred inside the bathroom of a local drug store. Police responded after the man had locked himself in a bathroom and was huffing from the duster cans.
The coach and his wife told police that he suffers from an addiction and the family is returning to their home in Colorado to place him in rehab. The coach officially resigned from NMSU for "on-going health issues".
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
California Man Stabbed to Death After Huffing Incident
Via SF Gate in California:
A 37 year old man was found guilty of solicitation to tamper with evidence and was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the 2012 stabbing death of a 35 year-old man. The men were on a road trip in New Mexico when they started huffing computer duster and got into an argument during which one of the man was stabbed.
A 37 year old man was found guilty of solicitation to tamper with evidence and was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the 2012 stabbing death of a 35 year-old man. The men were on a road trip in New Mexico when they started huffing computer duster and got into an argument during which one of the man was stabbed.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Huffing Involved in New Mexico Murder
Via Clovis News Journal
Opening statements began Monday, January 27th for a man accused of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence in the August 2012 stabbing death of his friend.
Two men and a female friend had stopped in Clovis, New Mexico to visit the deceased's aunt during a road trip that took them from California to South Dakota and Austin, Texas. In opening statements the Special Prosecutor told jurors they were, "Three road warriors" that were "inhaling or 'huffing' an aerosol dust cleaner to get high during the trip and just before the fatal stabbing outside the aunt's home." According to the prosecutor, the two men had packed the car to start the trip home. Both men walked out to the car to fix a flat tire. It was only a few minutes later that the aunt and neighbors heard a commotion and neighborhood dogs started barking furiously. The prosecutor told jurors the accused then walked up to a neighbor's house and told the homeowner, "I just stabbed my best friend."
According to the accused, it was self defense, as the victim has "freaked out" after huffing computer duster and ran into the knife the accused was holding. The trial is expected to continue throughout the week.
Opening statements began Monday, January 27th for a man accused of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence in the August 2012 stabbing death of his friend.
Two men and a female friend had stopped in Clovis, New Mexico to visit the deceased's aunt during a road trip that took them from California to South Dakota and Austin, Texas. In opening statements the Special Prosecutor told jurors they were, "Three road warriors" that were "inhaling or 'huffing' an aerosol dust cleaner to get high during the trip and just before the fatal stabbing outside the aunt's home." According to the prosecutor, the two men had packed the car to start the trip home. Both men walked out to the car to fix a flat tire. It was only a few minutes later that the aunt and neighbors heard a commotion and neighborhood dogs started barking furiously. The prosecutor told jurors the accused then walked up to a neighbor's house and told the homeowner, "I just stabbed my best friend."
According to the accused, it was self defense, as the victim has "freaked out" after huffing computer duster and ran into the knife the accused was holding. The trial is expected to continue throughout the week.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Man Found Dead on Soccer Field after Huffing
Via KOB in New Mexico:
Police in Albuquerque found the body of a 43-year-old man on a high school soccer field.
The school’s resource officer said the man appeared to be huffing computer duster. The man then fell down, but he was still breathing. Shortly after the resource officer called an ambulance, the man stopped breathing. A representative from the Office of the Medical Investigator picked up the body.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Man Addicted To Huffing Gasoline Sets Nephew On Fire
Via The Daily Times in New Mexico
A 21-year-old man alleges that his uncle set him on fire in 2009, leaving him nearly deaf in one ear. He “sustained burns on 30 percent of his body, including his arms, neck and head.” The nephew claims that once he told his uncle to move out of their apartment because of his habit of huffing gasoline, his uncle threw gasoline on him “and it started burning.” The nephew was rushed to the hospital for treatment; skin graphs were not necessary.
Thirty minutes before the uncle doused his nephew that day, he threw gasoline on his girlfriend while the two were refilling a sports drink bottle with gasoline at a gas station. The girlfriend claims he threatened to set her on fire after she told him she was leaving him. The uncle is charged with attempted murder in the second degree, third-degree felony assault with intent to commit a violent felony, third-degree felony aggravated battery against a household member, fourth-degree felony false imprisonment and third-degree felony aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
A 21-year-old man alleges that his uncle set him on fire in 2009, leaving him nearly deaf in one ear. He “sustained burns on 30 percent of his body, including his arms, neck and head.” The nephew claims that once he told his uncle to move out of their apartment because of his habit of huffing gasoline, his uncle threw gasoline on him “and it started burning.” The nephew was rushed to the hospital for treatment; skin graphs were not necessary.
Thirty minutes before the uncle doused his nephew that day, he threw gasoline on his girlfriend while the two were refilling a sports drink bottle with gasoline at a gas station. The girlfriend claims he threatened to set her on fire after she told him she was leaving him. The uncle is charged with attempted murder in the second degree, third-degree felony assault with intent to commit a violent felony, third-degree felony aggravated battery against a household member, fourth-degree felony false imprisonment and third-degree felony aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
Friday, August 6, 2010
New Mexico Man Arrested for Abuse of Glue or Aerosol Spray
From the Portales News-Tribune in New Mexico:
On July 26th at 4 in the afternoon, police and EMTs responded to a report of an unconscious male. They were able to revive the man but he refused medical treatment. He was arrested "for abuse of glue or aerosol spray."
On July 26th at 4 in the afternoon, police and EMTs responded to a report of an unconscious male. They were able to revive the man but he refused medical treatment. He was arrested "for abuse of glue or aerosol spray."
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Inhalant Abuse in Mayoral Candidate's Past
From the Carlsbad Current Argus in New Mexico:
The article about a write-in mayoral candidate in Carlsbad mentions his alleged previous history of inhalant abuse. Ten years ago, he was charged with “abuse or possession of glue or aerosol as an inhalant.” He pleaded no contest and was found guilty.
However, he claims that “he was sleeping in the park while his cousins were huffing paint and police arrested him because he was the oldest.”
The article about a write-in mayoral candidate in Carlsbad mentions his alleged previous history of inhalant abuse. Ten years ago, he was charged with “abuse or possession of glue or aerosol as an inhalant.” He pleaded no contest and was found guilty.
However, he claims that “he was sleeping in the park while his cousins were huffing paint and police arrested him because he was the oldest.”
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
14 Year-old Girl Dead After Huffing
From the Behavioral Health Central:
Authorities suspect inhalant abuse killed a 14 year-old female in New Mexico.
Gianna Martinez’s parents were out buying a car while she stayed home. At 3:15 pm her father spoke with her via phone and she told him everything was fine. A little while later after she didn’t respond to a second call, her mother became concerned and the family returned home to check on her.
Gianna’s 9 year-old brother was the one who found her lying in a home office, the can of keyboard cleaner on the floor beside her. Her mother, a nurse, performed CPR on her but Gianna was unresponsive and two hours later was pronounced dead at the hospital.
For more information on the dangers of huffing computer dusters, please visit our Duster FAQ sheet.
Authorities suspect inhalant abuse killed a 14 year-old female in New Mexico.
Gianna Martinez’s parents were out buying a car while she stayed home. At 3:15 pm her father spoke with her via phone and she told him everything was fine. A little while later after she didn’t respond to a second call, her mother became concerned and the family returned home to check on her.
Gianna’s 9 year-old brother was the one who found her lying in a home office, the can of keyboard cleaner on the floor beside her. Her mother, a nurse, performed CPR on her but Gianna was unresponsive and two hours later was pronounced dead at the hospital.
For more information on the dangers of huffing computer dusters, please visit our Duster FAQ sheet.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Paint 'Huffer' Attacks Officer
From Las Cruces Sun-News in New Mexico
Earlier this month a 46-year-old Las Cruces man was arrested and jailed for his unmitigated attack on a local police officer. Police were responding to a report of vandalism when they found a 46-year-old man inhaling paint at a busy intersection. One officer “reported smelling paint on the man’s breath and even discovered a can of paint in one of his pockets.” The paint ‘huffer’ was placed into custody and brought to the Las Cruces County Jail on charges of criminal property damage and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Following his arrival to jail the suspect grew agitated and refused to follow simple police orders; aggressively lunging at one officer who was trying to get him to sit on a bench. The suspect reportedly “became and angry and lost control; knocking the officer over and pinning him into a corner where he repeatedly kneed the officer four or five times in the legs and attempted to bite him.” According to incident reports, the officer fought back and was eventually able to restrain the suspect. No serious injuries were reported. The 46-year-old later blamed his outburst on ‘huffing’ and was charged with felony battery on a police officer.
Earlier this month a 46-year-old Las Cruces man was arrested and jailed for his unmitigated attack on a local police officer. Police were responding to a report of vandalism when they found a 46-year-old man inhaling paint at a busy intersection. One officer “reported smelling paint on the man’s breath and even discovered a can of paint in one of his pockets.” The paint ‘huffer’ was placed into custody and brought to the Las Cruces County Jail on charges of criminal property damage and possession of drug paraphernalia.Following his arrival to jail the suspect grew agitated and refused to follow simple police orders; aggressively lunging at one officer who was trying to get him to sit on a bench. The suspect reportedly “became and angry and lost control; knocking the officer over and pinning him into a corner where he repeatedly kneed the officer four or five times in the legs and attempted to bite him.” According to incident reports, the officer fought back and was eventually able to restrain the suspect. No serious injuries were reported. The 46-year-old later blamed his outburst on ‘huffing’ and was charged with felony battery on a police officer.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Woman Huffing in Park with Baby
From the Clovis News Journal in New Mexico:
Last month police responded to a call about drug use in a park. The officer found two females that were “arguing heatedly” and the younger one, a 17 year-old, “put a can up to her mouth and “inhaled deeply”.
The police report notes that the older woman “had been walking by the park and saw her daughter huffing so she confronted her and took her grandchild from the girl out of concern for his safety.
The 17-year old was “issued a juvenile citation for inhalant abuse and turned over to juvenile authorities.”
Last month police responded to a call about drug use in a park. The officer found two females that were “arguing heatedly” and the younger one, a 17 year-old, “put a can up to her mouth and “inhaled deeply”.
The police report notes that the older woman “had been walking by the park and saw her daughter huffing so she confronted her and took her grandchild from the girl out of concern for his safety.
The 17-year old was “issued a juvenile citation for inhalant abuse and turned over to juvenile authorities.”
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Burglar Incinerates Self
From KRQE in Albuquerque, New Mexico:
This past Monday evening, the body of an unidentified male was found in the remnants of a burned home.
The homeowner was at work when the fire broke out and didn’t know who the man was. “Arson investigators have since determined that the man broke into the house and caused a gas leak on the stove. Natural gas then filled the house and ignited blowing out the walls to the house.”
Neighbors indicated that it could be someone they had seen earlier in the day. One neighbor reports that she "saw the man Monday with red all over his face as if he had been huffing paint. She said he was acting very strangely and that she hasn't seen him since.”
This past Monday evening, the body of an unidentified male was found in the remnants of a burned home.
The homeowner was at work when the fire broke out and didn’t know who the man was. “Arson investigators have since determined that the man broke into the house and caused a gas leak on the stove. Natural gas then filled the house and ignited blowing out the walls to the house.”
Neighbors indicated that it could be someone they had seen earlier in the day. One neighbor reports that she "saw the man Monday with red all over his face as if he had been huffing paint. She said he was acting very strangely and that she hasn't seen him since.”
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Air Freshener Huffing on the Rise in NM
From East Mountain Telegraph in New Mexico:
Air Freshener is increasingly on the rise in Estancia. Police began hearing that kids were buying “several cans of air freshener from some local businesses.” An officer noted, "They were buying as many as six or seven cans at a time. It piqued our curiosity about what they were using it for.”
Initially believing it was being used to mask the odor of marijuana or cigarettes, they began an investigation. They found “six empty cans of aerosol spray on a table next to two rags” at the high school. “Then they found empty air freshener cans along with dirty rags on the inside wall of the dugout at the school. They also got a call that some 12 to 16 year olds were inhaling it in the locker room of the middle school.”
The Chief of Police states, "My biggest concern is getting it out so that parents are aware of it. Parents need to be constantly diligent and aware of what their kids are up to. Because who would've guessed it? It seems particularly popular now in Estancia for whatever reason. He added, “Most of the time parents are alert if they have alcohol missing in the house. But does anyone ever check the air freshener in the laundry room?"
Air Freshener is increasingly on the rise in Estancia. Police began hearing that kids were buying “several cans of air freshener from some local businesses.” An officer noted, "They were buying as many as six or seven cans at a time. It piqued our curiosity about what they were using it for.”
Initially believing it was being used to mask the odor of marijuana or cigarettes, they began an investigation. They found “six empty cans of aerosol spray on a table next to two rags” at the high school. “Then they found empty air freshener cans along with dirty rags on the inside wall of the dugout at the school. They also got a call that some 12 to 16 year olds were inhaling it in the locker room of the middle school.”
The Chief of Police states, "My biggest concern is getting it out so that parents are aware of it. Parents need to be constantly diligent and aware of what their kids are up to. Because who would've guessed it? It seems particularly popular now in Estancia for whatever reason. He added, “Most of the time parents are alert if they have alcohol missing in the house. But does anyone ever check the air freshener in the laundry room?"
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
New Mexico Huffing Case
The Clovis News Journal (Clovis, NM) just released their June 10th local police plotter. Included within the incidents was an inhalant-related one:
”About 9:30 a.m. June 2 an officer responded to a vehicle accident in the 900 block of South Prince Street. Emergency responders told the officer they found a vehicle against a fence with the engine running. They said the female driver was huffing dust remover spray. They took the can away from her and turned off the engine. The woman was arrested at the request of her probation officer.”
”About 9:30 a.m. June 2 an officer responded to a vehicle accident in the 900 block of South Prince Street. Emergency responders told the officer they found a vehicle against a fence with the engine running. They said the female driver was huffing dust remover spray. They took the can away from her and turned off the engine. The woman was arrested at the request of her probation officer.”
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