Las Cruces Man, 42, Booked on Multiple Counts of Criminal Sexual Penetration

Allegedly... Billy Joe Porter, 42, of Las Cruces, was booked into the Doña Ana County Detention Center on April 10, 2026. Under booking number 2600002743, Porter faces several felony charges, including four counts of criminal sexual penetration involving injury, one count of criminal sexual contact, and one count of selling or giving liquor to a minor. He is currently being held without bond following an arrest on North Sonoma Ranch Boulevard. According to news and court reports, the charges stem from an alleged assault on a 19-year-old woman at Porter House Ink and Tattoo. Investigators and local media outlets report that Porter, the shop owner, is accused of providing the woman with alcohol and sexually abusing her during a session on April 8. The incident led to public protests outside the business and a subsequent judicial order to keep Porter detained without bond pending trial. The charges are allegations, and Billy Joe Porter is presumed innocent unless and until a court finds otherwise.