NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE OFFICER RICKY ROMERO FROM ROSWELL IS ARRESTED BY THE CHAVES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT ON WEDNESDAY. HE WAS JAILED ON A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS BOND AND CHARGED WITH SEVERAL COUNTS OF SEXUALLY EXPLOITING CHILDREN. HE’S ACCUSED OF ASKING FOR AND THEN GETTING NUDE PICTURES OF A 15 YEAR OLD GIRL. THE GIRL’S MOTHER ALERTED POLICE TO WHAT WAS HAPPENING.
ROMERO COULD BE FIRED FROM HIS JOB. ROMERO IS NOW ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE. HE’S BEEN WITH STATE POLICE SINCE MAY OF 2017 AND WAS STATIONED IN ROSWELL.
