Las Cruces Man, 26, Booked on Failure to Appear Warrant

Allegedly... Joel Alba, 26, of Las Cruces, was booked into the Doña Ana County Detention Center on Aug. 22, 2026. Records indicate he was taken into custody at 825 Avenida de Mesilla under booking number 2600006745. He faces a misdemeanor charge of failure to appear and is currently held without bond. A failure to appear charge generally stems from an individual’s absence at a previously scheduled court proceeding. The arrest location on Avenida de Mesilla falls within the jurisdiction of local law enforcement in Doña Ana County, where the underlying judicial order was issued. The charges are allegations, and Alba is presumed innocent unless and until a court finds otherwise.