TAOS, N.M.—Three people were released from jail in Taos, New Mexico, after a judge dismissed charges of child abuse at their desert compound where a toddler’s body was found, a defense lawyer said.
Judge Emilio Chavez ordered charges to be dropped against Lucas Morton; his wife, Subhannah Wahhaj; and her sister Hujrah Wahhaj, because prosecutors had failed to follow a procedural rule after they were charged and jailed.
