Deming Man, 55, Booked on Domestic Battery and Property Damage Charges

Allegedly... Stephen Soto, a 55-year-old resident of Deming, was booked into the Doña Ana County Detention Center on Oct. 12, 2026. Records indicate he was taken into custody at 1509 Andrews Drive in Las Cruces under booking number 2600008156. Soto faces misdemeanor charges of battery against a household member and criminal damage to property under $1,000 involving a household member, with no bond currently set. The charges involve alleged physical contact and property destruction within a domestic setting. In New Mexico, battery against a household member is defined as the unlawful, intentional touching or striking of a family or household member in a rude, insolent, or angry manner. The arrest location on Andrews Drive falls within the jurisdiction of local Las Cruces law enforcement. The charges are allegations, and Soto is presumed innocent unless and until a court finds otherwise.