Sunland Park Woman, 28, Booked on Felony Failure to Appear Charge

Allegedly... Destinee Marie Saucedo, 28, of Sunland Park was booked into the Doña Ana County Detention Center in the early morning hours of March 5, 2026, after being picked up at the El Paso County Detention Facility. She faces a single felony count of failure to appear, with bond set at $1,500. Bookings listed with an El Paso arrest location typically indicate that a defendant was transferred from Texas custody to New Mexico authorities, often after a warrant hit during a separate booking across the state line. The Doña Ana County and El Paso County jurisdictions are adjacent and frequently coordinate on transfers. In New Mexico, failure to appear can be charged as a felony when the underlying case is itself a felony matter. The specific underlying case tied to this booking was not identified in publicly available news reporting or court announcements at the time of this report. Saucedo is presumed innocent of the charge unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.