A JUDGE IN SANTA FE HAS RULED THAT 20 YEAR OLD JORDAN NUNEZ WILL STAY IN JAIL PENDING HIS TRIAL IN THE DEATH OF A 13 YEAR OLD BOY. AUTHORITIES SAY JEREMIAH VALENCIA WAS TORTURED AND MURDERED AT A HOME IN NAMBE LAST YEAR. NUNEZ IS CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE RESULTING IN DEATH.
HIS FATHER THOMAS FERGUSON WAS ORIGINALLY CHARGED WITH MURDER IN THE BOY’S DEATH, BUT HE COMMITTED SUICIDE IN HIS JAIL CELL EARLIER THIS YEAR. THE VICTIM’S MOTHER TRACY ANN PENA IS ALSO CHARGED IN THE CASE.
