El Paso Man, 53, Booked in New Mexico on Failure to Appear Charge

Allegedly... Victor Balderrama, a 53-year-old resident of El Paso, Texas, was booked into the Doña Ana County Detention Center on June 8, 2026. Records indicate he was taken into custody under booking number 2600004703 on a misdemeanor charge of failure to appear. The arrest occurred at the Pete Domenici United States Port of Entry in Santa Teresa. The booking data lists the arrest location as U.S. Customs, which is a federal port of entry on the border between New Mexico and Mexico. A failure to appear charge typically indicates that an individual did not attend a previously scheduled court proceeding. Balderrama is currently being held without a bond listed in the intake record. The charges are allegations, and Balderrama is presumed innocent unless and until a court finds otherwise.