Silver City Man, 28, Booked on Charge of Assault on a Peace Officer

Allegedly... David Anthony Beltran, a 28-year-old resident of Silver City, was booked into the Doña Ana County Detention Center on Oct. 6, 2026. Records indicate he was taken into custody at 230 S Water St and assigned booking number 2600008041. He faces a misdemeanor charge of assault on a peace officer and is currently being held without bond. Under New Mexico statutes, an assault on a peace officer involves an attempt to commit a battery or any unlawful act, threat, or insulting conduct that causes a reasonable apprehension of immediate bodily harm to an officer acting in the lawful discharge of their duties. The arrest location at 230 S Water St in Las Cruces falls under the jurisdiction of local law enforcement within Doña Ana County. The charges are allegations, and Beltran is presumed innocent unless and until a court finds otherwise.