HE SUFFERED AT THE HANDS OF A MONSTER. THAT’S WHAT SANTA FE COUNTY SHERIFF ROBERT GARCIA IS SAYING ABOUT 13 YEAR OLD MURDER VICTIM JEREMIAH VALENCIA, BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED TWO MONTHS AGO…HIS BODY BURIED IN A RURAL AREA NEAR NAMBE.
CHARGED IN THE DEATH ARE THE VICTIM’S MOTHER TRACY PENA…AND THE MAN ALLEGED TO HAVE ACTUALLY COMMITTED THE MURDER, 42 YEAR OLD THOMAS WAYNE FERGUSON. FERGUSON’S 19 YEAR OLD SON IS ALSO CHARGED IN THE CASE.
SHERIFF GARCIA SAYS IN HIS YEARS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, THIS IS THE MOST VIOLENT INVESTIGATION HE’S EVER SEEN. IT’S BELIEVED JEREMIAH VALENCIA HAD BEEN ABUSED FOR YEARS…EVEN BEING FORCED TO SPEND HOURS AT A TIME LOCKED INSIDE A DOG KENNEL.
