El Paso Man, 20, Booked in Doña Ana County on Failure to Appear Charge

Allegedly... Manuel Arturo Avitia, 20, of El Paso, Texas, was booked into the Doña Ana County Detention Center on June 10, 2026. Records indicate he was taken into custody on Interstate 25, approximately 1,000 feet south of the I-25 North junction. Avitia is currently being held under booking number 2600004768 on a misdemeanor charge of failure to appear. The booking record shows a no-bond hold for the single offense. A failure to appear charge is typically issued by a court when a defendant does not attend a scheduled hearing or legal proceeding. The arrest location on the interstate suggests the custody exchange or stop occurred within the jurisdiction of local highway enforcement before he was processed at the county facility. The charges are allegations, and Avitia is presumed innocent unless and until a court finds otherwise.