Thomas Arlen Richmond.
Sergeant Thomas Richmond was shot and killed during a traffic stop of a speeder on Snow Road just outside of the town limits. Unbeknownst to Sergeant Richmond the suspects in the vehicle had just committed an armed robbery in Las Cruces. Both suspects were apprehended. One was sentenced to life and the other to eight years. Sergeant Richmond was a National Guard veteran and had served with the Mesilla Marshal's Office for three years. He had previously served with the Middletown, New York, Police Department for three years.
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In tribute
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Sergeant Richmond gave the Mesilla Marshal's Office 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mesilla community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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