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Deputy Jacob Villegas – Grant County Sheriff’s Department

Written by CBKN76

Deputy Villegas was named in a civil lawsuit alleging negligence in the 2016 murder-suicide of Nikki Bascom by Silver City Police Captain Mark Contreras. The lawsuit claims that local law enforcement, including Deputy Villegas, failed to protect Bascom despite being aware of Contreras’ threats and past violence. The suit alleges that reports of Contreras’ abuse were handled internally, keeping other agencies uninformed, which may have contributed to the tragic outcome. ([scdailypress.com](https://www.scdailypress.com/2017/11/21/officers-details-added-to-bascom-suit/?utm_source=openai))

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