Las Cruces man suspected of sexually assaulting teen over several years
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LAS CRUCES - Las Cruces police have arrested a man suspected of sexually assaulting a teenage girl multiple times over the last several years.
Johnny Pacheco, 48, of the 100 block of Shawnee, is charged with 62 felony counts, according to a news release from the Las Cruces Police Department. The charges include 42 counts of criminal sexual penetration of a minor, 15 counts of sexual exploitation of a child, two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and two counts of criminal solicitation. He also faces one count of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of battery.
Man accused of breaking into Las Cruces Catholic School with gun, stealing $5K in school property
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico A man has been arrested on accusations that he broke into Las Cruces Catholic School last month while armed with a gun and stole more than $5,000 of school property, police said Thursday.
Hugo Castaneda, 39, of Las Cruces, is charged with felony counts of aggravated burglary while armed with a deadly weapon and larceny.
The burglary occurred early on the morning of April 11 and targeted two portable buildings at the school located at 1331 N. Miranda Street.
Investigators said they identified Castaneda as the man seen on surveillance video armed with a gun and arriving on a bicycle to break into the portable buildings. He also made incriminating statements in interviews with detectives, police said.
Hugo Castaneda, 39, of the 2200 block of north Alameda Boulevard, was arrested Wednesday afternoon and is charged with one second-degree felony count of aggravated burglary while armed with a deadly weapon and one third-degree felony count of larceny.
Las Cruces police learned the burglary occurred close to midnight on April 11, 2021. Investigators learned someone made forced entry into at least two portable buildings at Las Cruces Catholic School, 1331 N. Miranda St. Surveillance video showed the suspect arrive on a bicycle. The video also shows the suspect carrying a firearm that’s holstered to his belt.
Among the items stolen were several Chromebooks, laptops, projectors, webcams, disinfectant wipes, books and supplies for students. The stolen items had an estimated value in excess of $5,000.
Brandee Martinez, 34, is charged with one third-degree felony count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and a misdemeanor count of resisting, evading or obstructing an officer.
About 6:40 p.m. Monday, May 3, Las Cruces police were dispatched to the report of a stabbing at Martinez’s home, on the 2400 block of east Idaho Avenue. Officers met a woman with a laceration to her arm.
Investigators learned the woman was looking for her boyfriend and believed he might be at Martinez’s home. The woman knocked on Martinez’s door but received no answer. A short while later, as the woman was leaving, Martinez exited the home. Investigators learned the two women exchanged words and Martinez, armed with a knife, allegedly swung the knife at the woman several times.
By Bill Galluccio
Apr 28, 2021
The Las Cruces Police Department said the woman, who was not identified, suffered through a night of brutal beatings at the hands of her boyfriend, 40-year-old
Erik Alvarado, last Thursday (April 22). The assault took place in the presence of the woman s toddler and two school-age children.
Officials said that Alvarado allegedly took away her cellphone to prevent her from calling for help. The next morning, she wrote a note about the abuse and gave it to her two kids, instructing them to hand it over to their bus driver.
When the bus driver read the note, they immediately called 911. When officers went to check on the woman, she had multiple cuts, bruises, and abrasions consistent with her claims of physical abuse, the department said.