Las Cruces woman indicted for shooting boyfriend
A Las Cruces woman accused of shooting and wounding her boyfriend two months ago has been indicted in the case.
Prosecutors say 45-year-old April Nastasi is charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, obstructing an officer and negligent use of a firearm.
Authorities say the June 19 shooting occurred near the unincorporated village of Dona Ana.
The 48-year-old man told Dona Ana County Sheriff’s detectives Nastasi shot him in the left arm after they argued over her not turning off her cellphone.
Nastasi then drove the man to the hospital, where she was arrested.
She allegedly refused to allow the boyfriend to call 911, wouldn’t tell investigators where the shooting occurred and told them the firearm was somewhere off Interstate 25.
