CONVICTED FAMILY KILLER NEHEMIAH GRIEGO IS DUE TO BE RELEASED FROM CUSTODY ON MARCH 20TH. BUT PROSECUTORS , INCLUDING STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS, ARE MAKING MOVES TO KEEP HIM LOCKED UP.
GRIEGO WAS CONVICTED OF KILLING HIS PARENTS AND THREE SIBLINGS AT THEIR HOME IN THE SOUTH VALLEY WHEN HE WAS 15 YEARS OLD. HE’S 21 ON THE 20TH OF THIS MONTH. HE HAS SPENT FIVE YEARS IN JAIL. STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS IS APPEALING GRIEGO’S RELEASE, SAYING HE NEEDS MORE TREATMENT.
BERNALILLO COUNTY PROSECUTORS HAVE FILED A MOTION TO KEEP GRIEGO IN JAIL. FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE EXPRESSED FEAR ABOUT GRIEGO’S RELEASE.