Coverage dated November 4, 2026

Federal kidnapping charge dropped against man accused of double murder in Clovis

Headline from KRQE Albuquerque

CLOVIS, N.M. (KRQE) – A federal kidnapping charge against the man accused of killing two women and abducting an infant from a Clovis park has been dismissed, but that doesn't mean he's off the hook. A federal judge dismissed the kidnapping charge against Alek Collins, the man accused in the deadly 2…

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  1. My High Plains

    Man accused of Clovis double homicide, kidnapping enters civil commitment; federal charges dismissed without prejudice (opens My High Plains)

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    A Texas man accused of kidnapping a child in connection with the deaths of two women, and the injury of another child, in New Mexico in 2024, had his federal charges dismissed after being committed to a mental institution.

  2. KRQE Albuquerque

    Federal kidnapping charge dropped against man accused of double murder in Clovis (opens KRQE Albuquerque)

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    CLOVIS, N.M. (KRQE) – A federal kidnapping charge against the man accused of killing two women and abducting an infant from a Clovis park has been dismissed, but that doesn't mean he's off the hook. A federal judge dismissed the kidnapping charge against Alek Collins, the man accused in the deadly 2…

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