Man accused in Clovis double murder, kidnapping to appear in federal court on Friday
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – The man accused of killing two women in Clovis and kidnapping a ten-month-old will face a judge on Friday in New Mexico. Alek Collins is accused of shooting Samantha Cisneros and Taryn Allen at Ned Houk Park in Clovis in early May.
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Police say he also shot a five-year-old girl before kidnapping an infant and taking the infant to Abilene, Texas where he was arrested a few days later. Abilene police say Collins also carjacked an Uber driver and rammed into a police cruiser before he was arrested.
According to court documents, Collins is scheduled to appear in federal court on Friday in Las Cruces. Collins is facing a kidnapping of a minor charge in federal court as well as murder and child abuse charges in state court.
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