Las Cruces Woman, 45, Booked on Failure to Appear Charge Following Transfer

Allegedly... Julie Ann Luna, a 45-year-old resident of Las Cruces, was booked into the Doña Ana County Detention Center on Sept. 3, 2026. Luna was processed under booking number 2600007049 after being transferred from the El Paso Downtown Jail. She is currently being held on a misdemeanor charge of failure to appear with no bond set at this time. A failure to appear charge is typically issued when an individual does not attend a scheduled court proceeding or hearing as required by a judge. The arrest location at an out-of-state facility suggests a jurisdictional transfer to address the outstanding warrant in New Mexico. No-bond holds are often utilized to ensure the individual remains in custody until they can be brought before a magistrate. The charges are allegations, and Luna is presumed innocent unless and until a court finds otherwise.