A 27-year-old man convicted of murdering a New Mexico Police Officer during a traffic stop last year, will spend the rest of his life behind bars, according to the New Mexico State Police (NMSP).

Dominic De La O was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the agency announced in a Wednesday news release.

A jury found De La O guilty of first-degree murder, tampering with evidence, aggravated flight from a law enforcement officer, resisting/eluding an officer and criminal trespass on Nov. 8.

He is responsible for the July 2023 death of a 41-year-old Alamogordo police officer. Anthony Ferguson.

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Dominic De La O, who was 26 when he was arrested, was found guilty by a jury in the July 2023 killing of Alamogordo police officer Anthony Ferguson. (New Mexico State Police)

“The conviction and sentence of the person responsible for this senseless murder it brings some measure of justice, but it will never replace the loss of Officer Ferguson,” NMSP Chief Troy Weisler said in the release.

The incident began around 2:18 a.m. on July 15, 2023, when Alamogordo police officers attempted to initiate a traffic stop on De La O near Puerto Rico and 9th Street for driving without lights.

De La O fled from authorities, crashed into a light pole, exited the vehicle with a sawed-off shotgun and began running.

During the chase, De La O turned and shot Ferguson in the face. He died of his injuries at University Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, on July 16.

Officer Anthony Ferguson served the Alamogordo Police Department for 11 years before he was killed in the line of duty on July 16, 2023. (Alamogordo Police Department)

De La O was shot in the leg by police as he continued to run to a nearby house, where he was arrested.

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Weisler said state police will continue to work with “all of our law enforcement partners to ensure that those who harm our officers are held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.”

Another The New Mexico Man was sentenced to six years in prison in connection with the case of supplying the modified rifle to De La O. The DNA of 31-year-old Jonah Apodaca was located on the shell recovered from the rifle’s chamber and ammunition from the magazine tube, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

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“This tragic event has left an indelible mark on our law enforcement community, and our hearts continue to go out to the family, friends and colleagues of Officer Tony Ferguson. His courage and sacrifice will never be forgotten,” Weisler said.

Alamagordo Police Officer Anthony Ferguson is survived by many loved ones, including his mother, father, four siblings, daughter and son. (Officer Down Memorial Page)

Ferguson was an 11-year veteran of the department. He is survived by his mother, father, four brothers, daughter and son.