La Plata County Police Arrest Third Person in April 3rd Shooting
Apr 20th @ 4:54 pm in News by Scott Staley
Police in La Plata County have arrested a third person in connection with the shooting death of 39 yr old Joey Benavidez of Ignacio on April 3rd. Sheriff’s office said they apprehended 19 yr old Shanice O. Smith of Farmington in that first degree murder. Two others have already been taken into custody. Although a gag order has been issued, authorities did earlier mention that Benavidez may have been shot over a drug deal that went bad.






