Las Cruces woman arrested, charged with child abuse
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) -- Las Cruces Police Department officers arrested 32-year-old Valarie Ellis late Wednesday evening.
Officials charged Ellis with abuse of a child and booked her into the Dona Ana County Detention Center without bond. She remain in custody as of Thursday afternoon. This is according to jail records.
Records show that a magistrate judge had issued a warrant for Ellis' arrest. Officers arrested her on the 2400 block of West Picacho.
Court officials have not yet set a date for Ellis' first court appearance.
ABC-7 is working to learn what led up to Ellis' arrest.
