Las Cruces Man, 20, Booked on Battery of a Peace Officer and Weapons Charges

Allegedly... Gabriel Soltero, a 20-year-old resident of Las Cruces, was booked into the Doña Ana County Detention Center on June 28, 2026. Soltero faces a felony charge of battery on a peace officer alongside misdemeanor counts of carrying a deadly weapon and negligent use of a deadly weapon. Records under booking number 2600005194 indicate he was taken into custody at 180 Three Crosses Ave #613 and is currently being held without bond. Battery on a peace officer is a felony charge in New Mexico involving the alleged unlawful touching or striking of a law enforcement official in an offensive or insulting manner while they are performing their duties. The accompanying weapons charges involve the reported possession and unsafe handling of a deadly instrument. The arrest location listed in the booking record corresponds to a residential address within the Las Cruces city limits. The charges are allegations, and Soltero is presumed innocent unless and until a court finds otherwise.