COLFAX COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) — A Georgia man has been sentenced to prison for a deadly stabbing at a New Mexico rest area in 2024. Dorien Ray will serve over 30 years behind bars for murdering 79-year-old David Adams. The investigation began about a year ago. Agents discovered Ray stabbed Adams at the Tinaja rest area. Ray then stole the vehicle owned by Adams and his wife. Officers found the vehicle, then took Ray into custody after a pursuit. Ray was charged with an open count of murder, armed robbery, possession of a stolen vehicle, and unlawful taking of a motor vehicle. Ray pled guilty to second-degree murder and armed robbery on Feb. 6. The plea agreement includes his 15-year sentence for murdering Adams, as well as a five-year enhancement, and nine years for the armed robbery charge. An additional seven years and six months will be served due to charges from the pursuit. Those include aggravated fleeing, aggravated assault on a peace officer, criminal damage to property, and possession of a stolen vehicle. In total, Ray's sentence is 36 years and six months. Police say Ray was also a suspect in a different case where he took out a knife and stole a vehicle in Aurora, Colorado. ...read more read less