Judge Joel Cano "admitted post-Miranda [rights] he took one of the TDA member's cell phones... beat it with a hammer, ...

"Judge Hannah C. Dugan has committed herself ... phone that belonged to the alleged gang member by smashing it with a hammer and throwing it in the trash, according to the complaint and Bondi.

A former New Mexico judge and his wife ... admitted to authorities that he destroyed Ortega's cellphone "with a hammer and discarded the remaining pieces in the city trash dumpster" earlier ...

In a criminal complaint, the officials said that the judge destroyed the phone with a hammer and that the device was being sought because it may have contained photographs showing Ortega-Lopez ...

Ex-New Mexico Judge Arrested in Case Involving Man Suspected ... what remained of it five weeks ago after smashing it with a hammer. Cano resigned last month after the state Judicial Standards ...

Two thugs who used a hammer and crowbar to smash up cars and windows at the home of a terrified man and his 82-year-old ...