Las Cruces Woman, 36, Booked on Felony Failure to Appear, Contempt Counts

Allegedly... Marlene Alvarez Sanchez, 36, of Las Cruces, was booked into the Doña Ana County Detention Center on April 6, 2026, on three counts stemming from missed court obligations, according to booking records. The charges include a misdemeanor failure-to-appear booked at the detention center with a $0 bond, a felony failure-to-appear with a $5,000 bond, and a felony contempt of court count with a $0 bond, the records show. The two non-detention-center arrest locations both list 108 N. Mesquite Street, the address of the Doña Ana County Magistrate Court in Las Cruces. Failure-to-appear and contempt charges are typically issued by a judge when a defendant does not comply with court orders such as appearing for scheduled hearings. A review of New Mexico Courts case lookup records and regional news outlets did not surface further verified public reporting tied to Sanchez by name, age, and city at the time of this writing. No attorney of record was listed in the booking information available, and the underlying case or cases generating the warrants were not detailed in the booking file. Sanchez has not been convicted of any offense based on this booking, and the charges reflect allegations only. Under New Mexico law, defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.