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New Mexico Man Caught in Texas Gets 25 Years for Crime Spree

A New Mexico man must serve 25 years in federal prison over a crime spree and gunbattle with law officers in Texas that left him wounded.

Enrique Sanchez Quiroga of Lovington, New Mexico, was sentenced Thursday in Pecos. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to impede or injure officers, plus several firearms and assault-related charges.

Officers in 2014 tried to stop a stolen vehicle near Sierra Blanca. Sanchez Quiroga and two other people were inside.

Authorities say the trio began shooting at officers, who returned fire -- wounding Sanchez Quiroga. The other two suspects ran but were caught in the desert.

Investigators say the trio, over several days in New Mexico, stole guns, a vehicle and carried out a burglary.

The two co-defendants were convicted and also sentenced to prison.

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