2 New Mexico inmates face charges from escape attempt

LOVINGTON, N.M. (AP) — Two inmates who authorities say tried to escape from a southwestern New Mexico jail this month are facing kidnapping and conspiracy charges.
The Hobbs News-Sun reports Gabriel Rodriguez and Justin Hobbs were recently charged following their alleged escape on March 6 from the Lea County Detention Center.
According to Lovington police, the 28-year-old Rodriguez and the 23-year-old Hobbs attacked a corrections officer during their escape attempt. Police say the pair briefly overpowered the guard, then beat and restrained him.
The inmates were later taken into custody.
Records indicate both prisoners have lengthy criminal histories and are facing multi-year sentences in relation to other cases.
It was not known if the inmates had attorneys in their new cases.
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Information from: Hobbs News-Sun, http://www.hobbsnews.com