William Brown shakes hands with his defense attorney, Aaron Mitchell, after being found not guilty under the Bennie Hargrove Safe Storage Act during Friday’s (June 21) verdict hearing. Brown is the first person to be charged under the Bennie Hargrove Safe Storage Act, after an incident in which Brown's 14-year-old son Porfirio Brown was charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Amber Archuletain Questa on July 28, 2023. DANIEL PEARSON/Taos News
William Brown walks off the stand after testifying in court on Friday (June 21). Brown is the first person to be charged under the Bennie Hargrove Safe Storage Act, after an incident in which Brown's 14-year-old son Porfirio Brown was charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Amber Archuletain Questa on July 28, 2023. DANIEL PEARSON/Taos News
William Brown hugs his defense attorney, Lizzy Bunker, after being found not guilty under the Bennie Hargrove Safe Storage Act during Friday’s (June 21) verdict hearing. Brown is the first person to be charged under the Bennie Hargrove Safe Storage Act, after an incident in which Brown's 14-year-old son Porfirio Brown was charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Amber Archuletain Questa on July 28, 2023. DANIEL PEARSON/Taos News
Ashley Baumgartner, William Brown’s girlfriend, gets emotional after William Brown was found not guilty under the Bennie Hargrove Safe Storage Act during Friday’s (June 21) verdict hearing. Brown is the first person to be charged under the Bennie Hargrove Safe Storage Act, after an incident in which Brown's 14-year-old son Porfirio Brown was charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Amber Archuletain Questa on July 28, 2023. DANIEL PEARSON/Taos News
District Attorney Marcus Montoya delivers his closing argument in the State of New Mexico vs. Brown trial at the Taos County Eighth Judicial District Court on Friday (June 21). DANIEL PEARSON/Taos News
William Brown hugs his defense attorney, Aaron Mitchell, after being found not guilty under the Bennie Hargrove Safe Storage Act during Friday’s (June 21) verdict hearing. Brown is the first person to be charged under the Bennie Hargrove Safe Storage Act, after an incident in which Brown's 14-year-old son Porfirio Brown was charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Amber Archuletain Questa on July 28, 2023. DANIEL PEARSON/Taos News
William Brown walks out of court after being found not guilty under the Bennie Hargrove Safe Storage Act during Friday’s (June 21) verdict hearing. Brown’s defense attorney, Aaron Mitchell, right, shakes hands with District Attorney Marcus Montoya. DANIEL PEARSON/Taos News
Family and friends of William Brown await the verdict on William Brown’s trial during the State of New Mexico vs. Brown trial on Friday (June 21). DANIEL PEARSON/Taos New
William Brown testifies in court on Friday (June 21). Brown is the first person to be charged under the Bennie Hargrove Safe Storage Act, after an incident in which Brown's 14-year-old son Porfirio Brown was charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Amber Archuletain Questa on July 28, 2023. DANIEL PEARSON/Taos News
Defense Attorney Aaron Mitchell delivers his closing argument during the State of New Mexico vs. Brown trial on Friday (June 21). DANIEL PEARSON/Taos New
William Brown shakes hands with his defense attorney, Aaron Mitchell, after being found not guilty under the Bennie Hargrove Safe Storage Act during Friday’s (June 21) verdict hearing. Brown is the first person to be charged under the Bennie Hargrove Safe Storage Act, after an incident in which Brown's 14-year-old son Porfirio Brown was charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Amber Archuletain Questa on July 28, 2023. DANIEL PEARSON/Taos News
William Brown walks off the stand after testifying in court on Friday (June 21). Brown is the first person to be charged under the Bennie Hargrove Safe Storage Act, after an incident in which Brown's 14-year-old son Porfirio Brown was charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Amber Archuletain Questa on July 28, 2023. DANIEL PEARSON/Taos News
William Brown hugs his defense attorney, Lizzy Bunker, after being found not guilty under the Bennie Hargrove Safe Storage Act during Friday’s (June 21) verdict hearing. Brown is the first person to be charged under the Bennie Hargrove Safe Storage Act, after an incident in which Brown's 14-year-old son Porfirio Brown was charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Amber Archuletain Questa on July 28, 2023. DANIEL PEARSON/Taos News
Ashley Baumgartner, William Brown’s girlfriend, gets emotional after William Brown was found not guilty under the Bennie Hargrove Safe Storage Act during Friday’s (June 21) verdict hearing. Brown is the first person to be charged under the Bennie Hargrove Safe Storage Act, after an incident in which Brown's 14-year-old son Porfirio Brown was charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Amber Archuletain Questa on July 28, 2023. DANIEL PEARSON/Taos News
District Attorney Marcus Montoya delivers his closing argument in the State of New Mexico vs. Brown trial at the Taos County Eighth Judicial District Court on Friday (June 21). DANIEL PEARSON/Taos News
William Brown hugs his defense attorney, Aaron Mitchell, after being found not guilty under the Bennie Hargrove Safe Storage Act during Friday’s (June 21) verdict hearing. Brown is the first person to be charged under the Bennie Hargrove Safe Storage Act, after an incident in which Brown's 14-year-old son Porfirio Brown was charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Amber Archuletain Questa on July 28, 2023. DANIEL PEARSON/Taos News
William Brown walks out of court after being found not guilty under the Bennie Hargrove Safe Storage Act during Friday’s (June 21) verdict hearing. Brown’s defense attorney, Aaron Mitchell, right, shakes hands with District Attorney Marcus Montoya. DANIEL PEARSON/Taos News
Family and friends of William Brown await the verdict on William Brown’s trial during the State of New Mexico vs. Brown trial on Friday (June 21). DANIEL PEARSON/Taos New
William Brown testifies in court on Friday (June 21). Brown is the first person to be charged under the Bennie Hargrove Safe Storage Act, after an incident in which Brown's 14-year-old son Porfirio Brown was charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Amber Archuletain Questa on July 28, 2023. DANIEL PEARSON/Taos News
Defense Attorney Aaron Mitchell delivers his closing argument during the State of New Mexico vs. Brown trial on Friday (June 21). DANIEL PEARSON/Taos New
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