The Albuquerque Tribune from Albuquerque, New Mexico (2024)

July 7, 1988

Publication:

The Albuquerque Tribunei

Location:

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Issue Date:

Thursday, July 7, 1988

Page:

3

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THURSDAY JULY 7 1988 THE ALBUQUERQUE TRIBUNE PAGE A3 LOCALSTATE Bar owner tells of teens with victim UPDATE June 24 the day he went to work His parents said that was the last time they saw'him Schlittler worked at the Albuquerque Marriot as a room-service waiter Ilis co-workers describe him as hard working and friendly Information from New Mexico Crimestoppers revealed that Aguero ami Chacon were over heard talking about how they had attempted to steal a car from guy" on a Friday night The informant also heard the two talk in Spanish about how they had to kill the subject to take his car how they had abandoned the car on the freeway when it broke down and how they had dumped the body I in a ditch bank according to a District Court affidavit The informant also overheard thetwo youths talking about the sexual advances the victim had made toward them By JOSHUA COOPER RAMO SuMiaportar The night before he died David Michael Schlittler of Cor-rales pulled up to the drive-through window of a bar and asked for a six-pack of beer Alfred Dow who owns the Bar at 1001 Second St NW was working the window and told Albuquerque police later that he recognized Schlittler 25 as a regular customer Dow also recognized the three young men sitting in 1979 beige Oldsmobile Dow said he had had trouble' with the youths before They had hung around the parking lot throwing rocks and getting into fights according to an affidavit filed in District Court That was the last time Dow saw Schlittler Police say Schlittler was killed June 25 by asphyxiation His bound and gagged body was found two days later in a ditch near Padilla Park in the South Valley His car was abandoned on Interstate 25 Two Mexican nationals Manuel Aguero 17 and Martin Chacon 17 have been charged with one count each of first-degree murder robbery criminal sexual contact kidnapping with great bodily harm and conspiracy in connection with Schlittler's death Police said they are searching for a third suspected youth Aguero and Chacon had been arrested June 25 on charges of creating a public nuisance in a parking lot less than a block from the Bar They were taken to Bernalillo County Juvenile Detention Center On Wednesday the two pleaded innocent in Court to the charges They are being held without bond in the center Assistant District Attorney Nancy Neary said she plans to request that the two be tried as adults Schlittler's body was found by David Schfittlon Homicide victim men hunting for used aluminum cans A police investigation revealed that Schlittler had made overtures' to three youths on Vidua Law PETR0G1YPH PARK Boys find buried body Two boys hiking north of Petroglyph Park found a skeleton that is being analyzed today by the Office of the Medical Investigator The body which was severely decomposed was in a shallow grave about lVi miles north of the park on the city's West Mesa Albuquerque homicide detective Damon Fay said the body was about 100 yards from a dirt road The boys found it about 12:30 pm Wednesday Fay said a pair of what appeared to be jeans were found on the body Investigators will begin today trying to identity the body GOP CONVENTION Dole will address Republicans Sen Bob Dole the Kansas Republican and former presidential candidate will be the keynote speaker at the New Mexico Republican Convention this weekend at the Albuquerque Convention Center Dole renowned for his wit and his wife former Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole is expected to give a unity speech when he addresses the expected 1000 convention delegates about 2 p-m Saturday said Marge Teague executive director of the state Republican Party New Mexico Republicans will select a total of 26 delegates to the national Republican convention in Atlanta Aug 15-18 at the weekend convention 17 at large and three from each congressional district The state central committee also will select a new state chairman to replace John Iattanzto of Alamogordo who resigned unexpectedly June 25 for medical reasons MINORITY TEACHERS Richaidson bill would provide funds WASHINGTON Rep Bill Richardson D-NM says he has introduced a proposed Education Improvemment Fund Act to establish a fond to recruit and train minority teachers The legislation could make as much as $885 million available in grants and scholarships to local state and private education agencies and to qualified students Richardson said have a minority teacher crisis in America We must act because these teachers serve as important role models for our minority children" he said Money from the fund would be used for identification and recruitment of minority students to enter the teaching profession and to recruit mid-career minority professionals to become teachers CORRUPTION CASE Ramming Mondragon are sentenced SANTA FE The final sentence in the disaster agency corruption case has been handed down: John Ramming will serve four years in prison and Pete Mondragon seven years The sentence ended the two-year appeal process during which die sentences for the two men rose and fell like a roller coaster and traveled from Santa Fe to the UJS Supreme Court resentencing by state District Judge Bruce Kaufman followed the recent decision by the New Mexico Supreme Court refusing to consider the attorney Mondragon request for a review sentence includes three years for a single count of conspiracy and one year as a habitual offender because of a 10-year-old felony embezzlement conviction sentence includes three years for bribery and three years for conspiracy while Kaufman ordered the required one-year habitual offender sentence for each count to be served at the same time for a total of seven years Mondragon could have received an aririfttnnai year as a habitual offender for a fraudulent public-vouchers conviction several years ago Ramming oversaw former Gov Toney disaster declarations and Mondragon managed repair contracts for the state Civil Emergency Preparedness Division DRUNKEN-DRIVING LAW Driver's pickup is impounded PORTALES The impoundment of a pickup truck in Portales apparently is a first under New toughened drunken-driving law a state Department of Public Safety spokesman says Robert Villanueva 40 of Portales pleaded guilty Tuesday to driving while intoxicated said Dan Taylor department spokesman Magistrate Jesse Porter sentenced Villanueva to four days in the Roosevelt County Detention Center and two supervised probation ordering Villanueva's pickup impounded for 30 days Taylor said PERA FUND Audit finds problems SANTA FE The state Public Employees Retirement Association has critical problems with its accounting system and 1 its files contain thousands of errors state Auditor Hanoll Adams said in a special report The report based on a file-by-file review by office said accounting system is so inept that the fund may be unable to solve its problems accounting system is unable to record process and report data from PERA's 32800 working members said the report released Wednesday Amanda Kindter (left) comforts Monique Babb The girts are friends of Shannon Jenkins daughter of homicide victim Nona Bradley Jenkins 700 pay tribute to Nona Jenkins mitment" said Alice Hoppes president of the local chapter of the NAACP where Jenkins was a member was a shock to us Not just the black community but the white community as well will miss her" was very community minded" Hoppes continued was very concerned about young people especially children up for adoption I think that that was shown in how die was taking care of her own adopted children (Shannon 16 Robin 13 and David 8) and how she provided the care they needed" Shannon is the daughter of her sister Adlene Holmes who died several years ago Shannon played for the Eldorado High School varsity basketball team last year and members By CARY TYLER SMf raportar She was always there Whether she was singing in the church choir cheering her daughter and her teammates on to victory or counseling a friend people counted on Nona Bradley Jenkins On Tuesday about 700 people were there for Jenkins during her memorial service She was Bernalillo 40th homicide victim this year Jenkins named an assistant vice president of Sunwest Bank two weeks ago was shot to death Friday in a Downtown parking garage Her former mother-in-law Christine Lovette 65 1040 Vermont St NE has of her team also attended was like a mother to us" said team member Ferris Beadle wanted to be here for Shannon She was at all file games even C-team and junior varsity She was always there We all loved her very much" Jenkins had lived in Albuquerque since 1972 and began working for Sunwest Bank then known as Albuquerque National Bank in 1974 Two weeks ago die had been named an assistant vice president at Sunwest Bank death comes on the heels of a recent outbreak of homicides in the Albuquerque area Since June 6 there have been nine homicides bringing this total to 41 been charged in connection with death Police say there had been apparently a longtime domestic dispute between the two Prominent black leaders top executives and employees of Sunwest Bank and members of the Eldorado basketball team paid their respects during memorial services at Berean Baptist Church a very great lost to the said Lenton Malry Bernalillo County Commission chairman was an outstanding individual and very active in the black community Friends of Jenkins were shocked by her death the black community as a whole will miss Nona because of her generosity and her com City will accommodate overweight planes WHAT HAPPENED? is no indication whatsoever of abnormal deterioration of the Dennis Parker Assistant aviation ti rector Did you witness a news event? Call our answer line at 823-3677 tell us about it and try to find out what it was Each day The Tribune will answer as many of your questions as possible When calling please be specific Give as many details of the incident as possible including the name of the agency involved the exact time and the specific address or location of the event By EILEEN WELSOME SM raportar City aviation officials are sticking by a decision to allow overweight aircraft to roll down taxiways and ramps at Albuquerque International Airport Airport Manager Lowell Pratte said Wednesday that a former weight restriction banning aircraft of more than 30000 pounds from the non-commercial section of the airport was a method of separating small and large aircraft "Things change Types of operations change The size of the aircraft change" Pratte said at an Albuquerque Airport Advisory board meeting The FAA warned city aviation officials three years ago that overweight aircraft could damage the pavement City Hall would be ineligible for reconstruction funds if intentional overloading were allowed on the any damages to the taxiways used by customers Pratte and Kenn Holzer manager of Cutter initially said the agreement was either in writing or oraL But Dennis Parker assistant aviation director said Wednesday there is no written agreement Cutter however is willing to repay City Hall he said "Although there is no written agreement clear from references in other correspondence there was a verbal agreement between Cutter and the Aviation Department for occasional use of large aircraft" Parker said Other private operators in the south general aviation area contend that City Hall could be liable for millions of dollars if tlw pavement fails under heavy aircraft Parker said a surface inspection of the runways and ramps in the south section of the airport has turned up no damage south section of the area FAA officials warned That area called the general aviation area is reserved for non-commercial aircraft that can range from small Cessnas to large corporate jets' Pratte three years ago said the Aviation Department intended to enforce the weight restrictions to ensure the maximum life of the pavement But Pratte rescinded his decision after Cutter Flying Service Inc which had many heavy aircraft customers agreed to repair CORRECTIONS Tlw Mbuquaiqw Tribun promptly Mm to oomd any anon In tod or cMly any mWMding HomaHon appMflm) in iimm Odum To nport an mr or naad lor ekriicaioa phon 82W600 WMkdqn tom mi In 4 pm.

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