Las Cruces Man, 35, Booked on Felony Shoplifting Charge

Allegedly... Kenneth Ray Carpenter, a 35-year-old resident of Las Cruces, was taken into custody on July 31, 2026. He was booked into the Doña Ana County Detention Center under booking number 2600006062 on a single count of shoplifting between $500 and $2,500. Records indicate the arrest occurred near the intersection of Arlington and Fairbanks, and he is currently being held without bond. Under New Mexico law, this specific charge is classified as a fourth-degree felony, involving the alleged theft of merchandise with a retail value exceeding five hundred dollars but not more than twenty-five hundred dollars. The detention at the county facility follows an arrest by local law enforcement within the Las Cruces jurisdiction. The charges are allegations, and Kenneth Ray Carpenter is presumed innocent unless and until a court finds otherwise.