Las Cruces Man, 36, Booked Into Doña Ana County on Court Commitments

Allegedly... Daniel Corey Morales, a 36-year-old resident of Las Cruces, was booked into the Doña Ana County Detention Center on Aug. 24, 2026. Morales was transferred from the Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Clayton under booking number 2600006800. He is currently being held without bond on three separate felony court commitment charges. A court commitment typically indicates a judicial order requiring an individual to be held in a correctional facility, often following a sentencing hearing or a probation violation. In this instance, the records reflect a transfer between state-affiliated facilities to address pending legal requirements within the Doña Ana County jurisdiction. The charges are allegations, and Morales is presumed innocent unless and until a court finds otherwise.