Colorado Man, 26, Booked on Felony After I-25 Border Patrol Checkpoint Stop

Allegedly... Edgar Antonio Gardea-Fernandez, 26, listed with an address in Thornton, Colorado (recorded on the booking sheet as "Trota, CO 80229"), was booked into the Doña Ana County Detention Center on Aug. 8, 2025, according to jail records. The arrest was logged at the northbound Border Patrol checkpoint on I-25 near NM-26, north of Las Cruces. The booking lists a single felony count classified as "all other offenses," with bond noted as not applicable. No charging documents or news reports tied to this specific booking could be located at the time of writing, and the booking record does not describe the underlying conduct alleged. The charge is an allegation. Gardea-Fernandez is presumed innocent unless and until a court finds otherwise.