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

Allegedly... Melissa Karin Trejo, 36, of Las Cruces, was booked into custody on April 7, 2026, after being taken into custody at Utah Avenue and Mesquite Street, according to New Mexico jail records. She faces two felony counts of failure to appear. Failure-to-appear charges in New Mexico are typically filed when a defendant does not show up for a required court date in a pending criminal case. The booking record does not identify the underlying cases behind the two separate counts or the courts from which the bench warrants were issued. The jail record lists one of the counts with a $5,000 bond and the second with a bond status of "NA," meaning the second matter may require additional judicial action before any release is possible. The arrest location suggests Trejo was taken into custody during a field encounter in Las Cruces. A check of publicly available New Mexico court dockets and local news reporting did not surface additional details about Trejo by the time of booking. She is presumed innocent of the alleged failure-to-appear offenses and of any underlying charges unless and until proven guilty in court.