Las Cruces Man, 61, Booked on Battery and Disorderly Conduct Charges

Allegedly... Roger Phillips, a 61-year-old resident of Las Cruces, was booked into the Doña Ana County Detention Center on Oct. 14, 2026. Phillips was taken into custody at 1300 Wade Street under booking number 2600008226. He faces charges of misdemeanor battery and petty misdemeanor disorderly conduct, with no bond currently listed in the record. The arrest location corresponds to a residential and commercial area in Las Cruces. Under New Mexico law, battery typically involves the unlawful touching or application of force to another person in a rude, insolent, or angry manner. Disorderly conduct is a charge often applied to behaviors that disturb the peace or involve the use of offensive language in public spaces. The charges are allegations, and Phillips is presumed innocent unless and until a court finds otherwise.