Jury acquits Daniel Villegas of domestic assault
Update (December 20, 2024): Court records show that an El Paso jury acquitted Villegas of assault causing bodily injury to a family member. The jury…
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Judge denies bond reduction for Ft. Bliss soldier accused of intoxication manslaughter
Update (December 18, 2024): The judge kept the bond amount at $520,000. Del Valle’s defense lawyer argued that Del Valle does not have a criminal…
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Alleged burglar breaks into San Elizario apartment
SAN ELIZARIO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Sheriff deputies arrested 40-year-old San Elizario resident Richard Ayala and charged him with Burglary of…
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Las Cruces man sentenced to 24 years for heroin possession
Update (December 10, 2024): Officers found and arrested Crawford on November 25, 2024. He was sentenced to 24 years today. Courtesy: Third Judicial…
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Former Las Cruces daycare owner arrested on additional child sex abuse charge
Update (December 9, 2024): Cardiel appeared before a federal judge and will remain in custody until a detention hearing scheduled for December 11,…
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Man accused of crashing into Imperial Sky Motel charged with vehicular homicide
Update (December 9, 2024): Court documents identify the victim who died as Kari Scholin. Court documents state that officers arrested Alan…
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Deming man in custody after standoff with state police
Update (December 9, 2024): Officers picked up Dwillis from UMC in El Paso and booked him into the Dona Ana County Detention Center. See his mugshot…
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Sexual predators deported in El Paso Sector: Border Patrol Chief
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Border Patrol agents in the El Paso and Laredo Sectors arrested three sexual predators. Over the holiday weekend, USBP…
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Man accused of robbing Vado Family Dollar at gunpoint arrested on weapons charge near Las Cruces elementary school
Update (December 5, 2024): Jail records state the FBI arrested Trujillo the morning of December 4, 2024 and booked him into the Dona Ana County…
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Las Cruces officials release video of officer-involved shooting that injured one man
UPDATE (November 16, 2024): The Las Cruces Police Department issued a statement clarifying the arrest and release of Danny Garcia De Leon. In a…
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Deputies catch trio allegedly burglarizing machine at Clint laundromat
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Three people are charged with Burglary of Coin Operating Machine after El Paso Sheriff’s Office officials say they tried to…
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Man who boasted about murdering Alamogordo police officer sentenced to life without possibility of parole
Update (November 12, 2024): A Twelfth Judicial District Court Judge sentenced De La O to life in prison without the possibility of parole, as well as…
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Border Patrol in El Paso seeking information on wanted man
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Border Patrol El Paso Sector officials are seeking information on a wanted individual. Wanted! Se Busca Informacion!Our new…
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Juarez man arrested for battery of Border Patrol agent
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The New Mexico Third Judicial District Attorney’s Office is looking to prosecute 32-year-old Juarez resident Ender…
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New Details: El Paso man arrested in connection to fatal 2023 crash
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Unit tracked down 36-year-old Alden Arturo Amaro on October 30,…
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Convicted felon arrested in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens says El Paso Sector agents arrested Artemio Orozco-Ramires on Sunday, November 3, 2024.…
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El Paso’s Most Wanted Fugitives this week
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Below is the list of Most Wanted Fugitives for the Week of November 8, 2024, submitted by the El Paso Police Department and…
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EPISD police officer shot at car after ‘road rage’ incident on Zaragoza
Update (October 24, 2024): Court documents newly obtained by ABC-7 reveal that Shreve, an EPISD police officer, was driving in his personal truck to…
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CBP officer shoots at car on border highway
Update (October 24,2024): Court documents newly obtained by ABC-7 describe Zubia as an “off duty officer with Customs and Border Protection whom was…
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Las Cruces jury convicts man of multiple child sex crimes
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A Las Cruces jury found 60-year-old Antonio Alamo Medina guilty of two counts of Criminal Sexual Contact of a Child…
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New Details: Woman stalked near El Paso City Hall
Update (October 16, 2024): Court documents newly obtained by ABC-7 reveal that Martinez allegedly harassed the victim on two separate occasions in…
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Sexual assault suspect arrested in El Paso
Update (October 11, 2024): Deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrested Aranda at his home and took him into custody. Aranda was wanted…
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El Paso Sheriff’s Office arrests El Paso county man wanted for sexual assault of child
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an El Paso county resident wanted for the charge of “Continuous Sexual…
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El Paso Sheriff deputies arrest man for stealing wood from construction site
CLINT, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Sheriff deputies arrested 34-year-old Daniel Garcia Moge for theft on September 30, 2024. Deputies found Monge…
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A 3-year-old and his parents were stabbed in their East El Paso home 30 years ago. The man accused of murdering them has not yet been on trial.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 30 years. That is how long the families of Concepción Villa, Francisco Santoni, and Dante Santoni have been waiting for…
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Lower Valley Murder: Suspect’s trial reset to later date
Update (November 13, 2024): Court records show that Castillo’s trial has been reset. The court has not yet publicly determined the new date. Update…
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Man arrested for stabbing El Paso resident in seemingly random attack
Update (October 10, 2024): Perez is set to go on trial on May 23, 2025 at 8:30 AM. Update: The jail released Perez on bond on July 31, 2024. EL PASO,…
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“A blow to the Sinaloa Cartel”: Former U.S. Marshal discusses impact of ‘El Mayo’ arrest
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada Garcia worked alongside JoaquÃn ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán Loera for years, up until Guzmán’s capture and…
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Justice Department’s statement on El Paso arrest of Co-Founder of Sinaloa Cartel (Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada)
EL PASO (KVIA) — The Justice Department has released a statement on the arrest of the co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, who was taken into custory…
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