MMA Fighter Joe Torrez Charged in Carlsbad

a mixed martial arts fighter from dona ana county … and he gained national attention — not for dominating his opponents in the octagon — but for fighting off four men who broke into his home on new year’s eve 2014: joe torrez: “i’m not a murderer i was just protecting my family and if you call someone protecting their family a murder, i guess you can call me that.” abc-7’s new mexico mobile newsroom followed the investigation every step of the way. torrez killed one the attackers — sal garces. after an investigation, the d-a decided not to file murder charges against torrez. torrez’s legal jeopardy in dona ana county may be over … but now he’s in trouble with the law in eddy county, new mexico, where he’s accused in a domestic violence incident. it allegedly happened in carlsbad, about a three-and-a-half hour drive from las cruces. abc-7’s jamie warren is live from our new mexico mobile newsroom. jamie? a criminal complaint alleges joseph torrez racked a handgun, pointed it at two people, and threatened them. torrez testifyied in court just last month in one of the home invasion cases. the new complaint says torrez had an altercation with his girlfriend in carlsbad she went to stay at a friends house and torrez allegedly began banging on the door looking for her when she wouldn’t come out, torrez allegedly pointed a gun at two of her friends he’s said to have told the friends “you don’t know who you’re messing with” and allegedly referred to the azteca gang. the police report says torrez denies any wrongdoing or even owning a handgun, although, a gun was found at the scene: we spoke to torrez’s attorney in las cruces he may not be representing torrez in carlsbad but tells us his research shows torrez is not a member of any gang he remains detained in eddy county detention center live from our new mexico mobile newsroom jamie warren abc7 donald trump has become increasingly isolated