Drew Nelson
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746 appearances
17 recordings
1 series
first heard Jan 2026
last heard 1 Apr
Drew Nelson’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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But it's not just Costilla County Sheriff Danny Sanchez stepping down.
His undersheriff, his son, and two deputies were also indicted.
There are only seven officers in the department.
The county has already moved to appoint an interim sheriff as the investigation continues.
District Attorney Ann Kelly framed the case as a matter of public trust.
The indictment lays out two separate cases.
One centers on the discovery of human remains in a remote area near Wild Horse Mesa in 2024.
According to the grand jury, a property owner found a skull, teeth, and other remains and reported it to the sheriff's office.
Photos show a skull and dental work in the brush.
Investigators say Sanchez and former deputy Keith Schultz went to the scene.
They only took the skull.
They left the rest of the remains behind.
They never returned to collect them.
The indictment says the sheriff failed to notify the coroner as required by law.
It also says the remains were removed without permission and without proper authority.
Testimony presented to the grand jury described what happened next.
The skull was placed in a paper grocery bag.
It was not labeled.
It was not sealed.
It had no chain of custody report.
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