LC man suspected of kidnapping and stabbing girlfriend

Las Cruces police have arrested a man suspected of holding his girlfriend against her will and stabbing her with an ice pick.

Eligio Soto, 37, has been charged with one first-degree felony count of kidnapping, and one count of aggravated battery against a household member.

Detectives allege that on October 24th, Soto and his girlfriend got into an argument on south Telshor Boulevard. Police say that the argument escalated and that’s when Soto pulled out an ice pick and used it to force the woman into her car.

Soto allegedly threatened to kill the woman and forced her to drive to a home on East Mesa. The woman attempted to escape and that’s when police say Soto stabbed her three times with the ice pick. Her injuries were not life-threatening.

Soto was arrested yesterday, Monday, Nov. 7, and booked into the Dona Ana County Detention Center where he’s being held on a $50,000 bond.