Las Cruces Man, 31, Booked on Felony Failure-to-Appear Warrant

Allegedly... Steven Marceal Escalera, 31, of Las Cruces, was booked on Jan. 2, 2026, under booking number 2600000029 on a single felony count of failure to appear, according to jail records. Bond was set at $2,000. The booking log lists the arrest location as NWNMCF, the Northwest New Mexico Correctional Facility in Grants, suggesting he was served on the warrant while already in state custody. A failure-to-appear charge typically arises when a defendant misses a scheduled court hearing after being released on a prior case. No additional reporting on the underlying case was found in New Mexico news sources, and court records were not publicly accessible at the time of this posting. All charges are allegations; Escalera is presumed innocent unless and until a court finds otherwise.