An autopsy and toxicology report reveals the sheriff had drugs and alcohol in his system at the time of death.

After the call went out on Easter Sunday that Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield had been found unresponsive in his ...

The death of Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield last month was caused by a drug overdose involving alcohol as well as the synthetic opioid fentanyl, according to reports released Thursday by ...

Shockwaves rippled through Rio Arriba County Sunday morning after Sheriff Billy Merrifield was found dead at his home. The cause of his death is unknown at this time and is being investigated by New ...

First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack Altwies said she and Merrifield worked together to rebuild trust between the ...

May 15—Former Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield died last month due to the toxic effects of fentanyl and ethanol, according to an autopsy report released by the New Mexico Office of the ...

The death of Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield last month was caused by a drug overdose involving alcohol as well as the synthetic opioid fentanyl, according to reports released Thursday ...

An autopsy revealed that Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield died from the combined toxic effects of fentanyl and ...