Las Cruces Man, 56, Booked on Battery on Peace Officer and Property Damage Charges

Allegedly... Armando Renteria, a 56-year-old resident of Las Cruces, was booked into the Doña Ana County Detention Center on June 30, 2026. Records indicate he was taken into custody at the intersection of Colorado and Espina in Las Cruces. Renteria faces multiple felony counts including battery on a peace officer and criminal damage to property exceeding $1,000, along with three separate counts of failure to appear. He is currently held with a bond set at $20,000 for one felony charge and no bond established for the remaining counts. A charge of battery on a peace officer involves allegations of unlawful touching or application of force to a law enforcement professional acting in their official capacity. The criminal damage to property charge, classified here as a felony, signifies an allegation of intentional damage to another's property valued at over $1,000. These charges, combined with failure to appear warrants, typically result in a hold to ensure the defendant's presence at future court proceedings. The charges are allegations, and Renteria is presumed innocent unless and until a court finds otherwise.