SANTA FE — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez said Friday he had directed prosecutors in his office to take over two criminal cases that had been dropped by the McKinley County district attorney.

Both the cases in question, a 2023 rape case and a 2022 murder case, were dismissed by Gallup-based District Attorney Bernadine Martin, who cited conflicts of interest but did not refer them to an outside prosecutor.

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