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A Las Cruces man is accused of screwing an RV door shut to prevent a woman from escaping before punching and strangling her during a Nov. 2025 assault in Vado, according to court filings.
A 22-year-old Anthony man faces vehicular homicide and other charges months after a high-speed crash on Interstate 10 east of Las Cruces that killed one man and seriously injured another passenger.
A Las Cruces man was sentenced to 18 months in prison after a viral video showed him striking two basset hounds with landscaping rocks, prosecutors said.
A former Mesilla Valley Behavioral Hospital nurse faces multiple felony charges after investigators say she engaged in sexual acts with a juvenile patient she met while working at the facility.
Former Las Cruces childcare worker Jennifer Hernandez faces seven felony child abuse charges after police reviewed surveillance video at a local daycare.
Felipe Hernandez has appealed his voluntary manslaughter conviction in the 2023 shooting death of Teresa Gomez and is seeking release pending appeal, court records state.
Court records allege five males were involved in a Feb. 25 shootout at a Vado car wash. A 21-year-old man faces felony charges, and an affidavit states a 15-year-old relative also discharged a firearm.
A 37-year-old man died and a 41-year-old woman was airlifted with serious injuries after an overnight shooting on Ivory Wing Lane. Two suspects are in custody.
A 14-year-old was airlifted to a local hospital after a suspected shooting on Fuentes Lane in Vado. Two persons of interest have been identified.
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