Las Cruces man accused of sending threatening text messages to woman, claiming he ‘beat three murder cases’
Las Cruces police say John Alexander Moreno threatened a woman and her family through a series of text messages, claiming he had “beat three murder cases.” He faces a misdemeanor charge of using a telephone to terrify or threaten.
Police say the messages continued for hours after the victim told him to stop, leading to an arrest warrant.
Organ Mountain News report
LAS CRUCES - A Las Cruces man was arrested after police say he sent a series of threatening text messages claiming he had “beat three murder cases” and vowing to harm a woman and her family.
According to a criminal complaint filed in Doña Ana County Magistrate Court, 29-year-old John Alexander Moreno sent the messages on Oct. 13 after the woman told him to stop contacting her.
Investigators wrote that Moreno repeatedly used violent and obscene language, saying he was not afraid of law enforcement and intended to attack the woman and her partner. Police verified the messages before seeking an arrest warrant, which was issued later that night.
Moreno is charged with use of a telephone to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, annoy or offend, a misdemeanor under state law.
A pretrial assessment found he has prior misdemeanor and felony convictions and recommended release with supervision conditions.
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