Sheriff’s Office: Suspect called 911, said he was going to kill deputy who pulled him over

Detectives with the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Mesilla Park man who allegedly called 911 and told the operator he was going to kill a deputy.

Franklin Beard, 35, was taken into custody just before 9 am Friday in a residential area off Calle de las Margaritas, police said.

An arrest warrant states Beard called 911 and warned an operator he was going to kill a sheriff’s deputy if he didn’t “stop messing with me.”

Beard reportedly mentioned the deputy by name. Officials said recent dispatch notes indicate Beard was stopped by the deputy he mentioned on two separate occassions in May and June of this year.

Friday morning, Beard was booked Doña Ana County Detention Center, where he was booked without bond on charges of making telephone treats.

At the time of his arrest, Beard also had an outstanding warrant for failure to appear.