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  • Tucumcari man sentenced to life in prison

    Thomas Garcia QCS Senior Writer|Apr 5, 2013

    It took a jury about 45 minutes to find Robert Wynashe of Tucumcari guilty of murder Friday in a trial delayed four years over competency issues. Wynashe 70, was sentenced to life in prison for the 2009 shooting death of Howard Russell King in Tucumcari. "The family is ready for closure," said Tom Blakney, lead prosecutor for the 10th Judicial District Attorney's office. Wynashe was arrested in June 2009, accused of shooting 45-year-old King in the back of the neck at the Redwood Lodge in...