New Mexico sergeant takes plea deal over ‘sensitive’ video leak

LEA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A sergeant from the Lea County Sheriff’s Office has taken a plea deal over distributing a sensitive video of a now former co-worker.

Sergeant Sonia Estrada pleaded no contest to misdemeanor use of telephone to harass earlier this week. Estrada was one of four people facing charges for distributing the video.

The victim said the video was sent to her fiance, a male coworker’s wife, three chief deputies, and Sheriff Corey Helton.

Charges against Lea County Sheriff Deputies Diana Juardo-Garcia and Ailleen Vizcarra, as well as Jal police Officer Alyssa Porras, were dismissed as part of the deal.

Estrada was given 90 days of unsupervised probation, with a conditional discharge upon successful completion. She is required to pay a $50 donation to Crime Stoppers or a domestic violence shelter and have no contact with the victim.

A lawsuit against the Lea County Sheriff’s Office is still pending.

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