Retired officer, son charged with murder  Police make arrests in
death of James Chavez   UPDATED 8:32 AM MST Jan 16, 2013  A
former State police officer and his son are behind bars tonight,
accused of murdering a Rio Rancho man.   A former state police
officer and his son have been arrested and charged in a July
2011 killing.  State police, Rio Rancho police and Albuquerque
police arrested 56-year-old Jack McDowell and 36-year-old John
McDowell at a home in the 100 block of Mica Drive in Rio Rancho
on Tuesday morning. Both were taken into custody without
incident.  Jack McDowell is a retired New Mexico State Police
officer. Because he was a police officer, authorities said they
took tactical precautions during the arrest.  Everyone who lives
in the Mica Drive neighborhood said they knew the McDowells.
Residents said they knew John McDowell had a history with
police, so they assumed he was at the center of the commotion
they heard Tuesday morning.  The arrests capped an 18-month
investigation into the death o