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Patricia
IGNACIO
Classification: Murderer
Characteristics:
Drunken fight over a
boyfriend
Number of victims: 1
Date of murder: November 25, 2008
Date of arrest:
4 days after
Date of birth: 1987
Victim profile:
Irene Armenta, 40
Method of murder: Beating with
a piece of concrete
Location: Farmington, New Mexico, USA
Status:
Entered
an Alford plead to the second-degree murder charge. Sentenced to
15 years in prison on April 30, 2009
Nageezi Woman Pleads to
Murder
ABQJournal.com
May 1, 2009
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — A 21-year-old Nageezi woman accused of beating
another woman to death in a fight over a boyfriend has pleaded to
second-degree murder.
Patricia Ignacio initially was charged with an open charge of murder
in the death of 40-year-old Irene Armenta of Lake Valley last
November.
She entered an Alford plead to the second-degree murder charge
Thursday. An Alford plea means a defendant does not admit guilt but
acknowledges prosecutors might have enough evidence to convict.
Ignacio faces a mandatory 15-year prison sentence.
Armenta's body was found Nov. 25 partially buried by sand and broken
cement in an undeveloped area of Farmington.
Nageezi Woman Arrested for Murder
ABQJournal.com
December 2, 2008
21-year-old accused of killing Farmington woman after fighting over
a boyfriend.
Patricia Ignacio, 21, of Nageezi, is charged with
an open count of murder in the death of Irene Armenta, whose body was
found in an undeveloped area on Nov. 25, allegedly after fighting over
a boyfriend, the Farmington Daily Times reported.
Police said Ignacio, who was arrested Saturday, may
have been intoxicated during the fight in which she allegedly hit the
40-year-old Armenta’s head repeatedly against a rock, the Daily Times
said.
“We had information that Irene was upset because
she thought Patricia was seeing Irene’s boyfriend, and that’s where
the fight started,” Farmington police Detective Sgt. Bruce Holiday
told the paper.
After police identified the body on Friday,
detectives linked Ignacio to the crime through a Crime Stoppers tip
and information they received about an unrelated fight Ignacio was
involved in earlier on the day of the killing, according to the Daily
Times.
Detectives are still investigating which woman
started the fatal fight, and toxicology tests are pending as to
whether the victim may have been drunk at the time of the fight, the
paper reported.
Ignacio, who is also charged with tampering with
evidence, has no prior felony convictions in New Mexico, the Daily
Times said.
Woman charged in Farmington killing
KRQE.com
December 2, 2008
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) - Authorities have arrested a
21-year-old Nageezi woman in the death of a woman whose body was found
last week in Farmington.
Patricia Ignacio is charged with an open count of
murder and tampering with evidence in the death of Irene Armenta.
Farmington detectives followed leads over the
holiday weekend that eventually led to Ignacio being a person of
interest in the case. She was arrested Saturday during a traffic stop
and brought in for questioning.
Investigators said Ignacio had been involved in an
altercation with Armenta over a boyfriend and alcohol may have been a
factor.
