Las Cruces Man, 53, Booked on Multiple Misdemeanor Failure to Appear Counts

Allegedly... Juan P Martinez, 53, of Las Cruces, was booked into the Doña Ana County Detention Center on Aug. 12, 2026. Martinez was taken into custody at 825 Avenida de Mesilla and assigned booking number 2600006417. He faces two misdemeanor counts of failure to appear and is currently being held without bond. A failure to appear charge generally indicates that an individual did not attend a scheduled court proceeding as required by a previous legal summons or release agreement. The arrest location on Avenida de Mesilla suggests the contact occurred within the city's commercial or transit corridor under local jurisdiction. The charges are allegations, and Martinez is presumed innocent unless and until a court finds otherwise.