In records disclosed in the suit, Reynolds and another officer withheld details from a sheriff’s deputy who was following Contreras minutes before he killed Bascom, and Daily Press reporting shortly after the 2016 murder-suicide uncovered a month filled with threats and intimidation that preceded the tragedy.Īccording to the town’s ad, the bulk of the settlement will come from the sale of a bond in the amount of $7.6 million, along with $1.4 million out of the town’s general fund reserves and $1 million from the New Mexico Self Insurance Fund - the town’s insurance provider.

Bascom’s family,” the ad says.īascom’s mother, on behalf of her estate and children, sued the town, Grant County, former Silver City Police Chief Ed Reynolds and another officer for failing to protect her daughter from Contreras.Īccording to the lawsuit, Silver City police covered up Contreras’ stalking of Bascom before her death. “Announcing the settlement at Tuesday’s regular Town Council meeting, Town Manager Alex Brown again offered condolences to the Bascom family and highlighted the steps that have been taken by the Silver City Police Department (SCPD) to prevent any family from experiencing the anguish suffered by Ms. Mark Contreras, before he turned the gun on himself in the driveway of a Silver City home.

Bascom was murdered on April 21, 2016, by her former partner, Silver City Police Capt.

According to an advertisement placed in today’s Daily Press by Town Clerk Alfred Sedillo, the Silver City Town Council will vote tonight to approve a $10 million settlement with the family of Nikki Bascom.

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