Portales attorney Eric Dixon charged with attempting to run over a District Judge



Eric Dixon

From the Clovis News Journal - Portales attorney Eric Dixon is accused of attempting to run down District Judge Ted L. Hartley with a vehicle in April outside the Curry County Courthouse. Dixon was charged Wednesday with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a fourth-degree felony, according to 3rd Judicial District Attorney Amy Orlando of Las Cruces. Dixon was released from the Roosevelt County Detention Center after posting a $5,000 cash bond. Orlando said she was appointed a special prosecutor in the case after 9th Judicial District Attorney Matt Chandler stepped aside, citing a conflict of interest. Hartley declined comment Wednesday, saying it would be inappropriate. Attempts to reach Dixon weren’t successful. He denied the charges during an interview with an investigator. The incident happened April 5 as Hartley was returning to his office from lunch, according to documents filed at Clovis Magistrate Court by 3rd Judicial District chief investigator, Kip Scarborough. Read more

Portales attorney Eric Dixon charged with attempting to run over a District Judge