El Paso Woman, 42, Booked in Doña Ana County for Failure to Appear

Allegedly... Mercedes Pedroza, 42, of El Paso, Texas, was booked into the Doña Ana County Detention Center on June 17, 2026. Records indicate she was taken into custody at 170 Pete V. Dominici and processed under booking number 2600004943. She is currently held on a misdemeanor charge of failure to appear. The arrest took place at the Santa Teresa Port of Entry, a location frequently associated with customs and border processing. A failure to appear charge generally indicates that an individual did not attend a previously scheduled court proceeding. According to the booking record, she is currently being held without a bond amount listed. The charges are allegations, and Pedroza is presumed innocent unless and until a court finds otherwise.