ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Two New Mexico men already charged with heroin trafficking are now accused of a death that resulted from use of the drug.
Rosendo Flores Angulo of Albuquerque and Curtis Hutchinson of Edgewood were arraigned Wednesday on an 18-count superseding indictment in federal court in Albuquerque. Both pleaded not guilty.
The indictment alleges the two on April 29, 2015 distributed heroin to a person who died as a result of its use.
The men would face between 20 years and life in prison if convicted on the "death resulting" charge added by the latest indictment.
Hutchinson defense attorney John Samore says the addition of the "death resulting" charge is inappropriate. He says treatment would be better for Hutchinson.