ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (Alamogordo Daily News) — The New Mexico Supreme Court has upheld a ruling convicting an Alamogordo man of fatally shooting his ex-wife and her boyfriend in 2015.
The Alamogordo Daily News reported that 39-year-old Terrick Thompkins was convicted in May 2018 of first-degree murder after fatally shooting 30-year-old Jessica Thompkins and her 33-year-old boyfriend Phillip Banka.
The Alamogordo Police Department says the shooting happened at a home in March 2015 after Terrick Thompkins lost custody of his two children to his ex-wife.
His attorney argued in court that Terrick Thompkins was a veteran and suffered from PTSD. He filed an appeal in July 2018. The state Supreme Court rejected the appeal Monday.