ALAMOSA — Alamosa resident Larry Chavez, 33, was in court on Tuesday morning, where a preliminary hearing was set for Oct. 30. In the preliminary, the presiding judge will determine if there is enough evidence to order Chavez to stand trial for allegedly killing Enrique Parra.
According to documents obtained from the Alamosa County Combined Court, Chavez has been charged with eighteen different counts in the case, including one count of murder in the second degree (F2), second degree assault with a deadly weapon (F4), kidnapping (F2), two counts of motor vehicle theft (F4), four counts of felony menacing (F5), theft $5,000 to $10,000 (F6), third degree assault (M1), criminal mischief (misdemeanor) plus six counts of habitual criminal.
Due to his previous criminal history, if the court judges Chavez to be a habitual criminal in connection with any of the felonies he’s been charged with committing, sentencing will be four times the maximum range of sentencing for each felony.
Even if Chavez is convicted of only some of the felonies and is deemed to be a habitual criminal, it’s possible he could be sentenced to life in prison.
As was reported in the Valley Courier, shortly after 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1, the Alamosa Police Department (APD) was dispatched to the 1700 block of State Avenue on the report of a shooting. Upon arriving at the scene, officers found a male victim, later identified as Enrique Parra, who had been shot. Life saving measures were immediately instigated and Parra was transferred to San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased.
Chavez, identified as a suspect in the shooting, fled the scene, initiating a manhunt with numerous law enforcement agencies in the San Luis Valley assisting along with a drone from Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
On the morning of Aug. 2, APD requested assistance from the US Marshals in locating Chavez. Within hours, the US Marshals, with assistance from local law enforcement, took Chavez into custody in Santa Fe, N.M.
Since his arrest, Chavez has been held in the Alamosa County Detention Center on a $10 million bond.
