Sexual assault suspect arrested in El Paso
10:33 AM KVIA ABC-7
Update (October 11, 2024): Deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrested Aranda at his home and took him into custody. Aranda was wanted…
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El Paso Sheriff’s Office arrests El Paso county man wanted for sexual assault of child
6:43 PM Andrew J. Polk
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an El Paso county resident wanted for the charge of “Continuous Sexual…
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Xavier Martinez arrested for stalking woman as she walked to work in Downtown El Paso
4:34 PM KVIA ABC-7
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police charged 21-year-old Xavier Martinez for stalking a 42-year-old woman in Downtown El Paso. Police arrested…
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El Paso Sheriff deputies arrest man for stealing wood from construction site
10:17 AM KVIA ABC-7
CLINT, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Sheriff deputies arrested 34-year-old Daniel Garcia Moge for theft on September 30, 2024. Deputies found Monge…
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A 3-year-old and his parents were stabbed in their East El Paso home 30 years ago. The man accused of murdering them has not yet been on trial.
5:33 PM KVIA ABC-7
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 30 years. That is how long the families of Concepción Villa, Francisco Santoni, and Dante Santoni have been waiting for…
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Man arrested for stabbing El Paso resident in seemingly random attack
1:43 PM KVIA ABC-7
Update (October 10, 2024): Perez is set to go on trial on May 23, 2025 at 8:30 AM. Update: The jail released Perez on bond on July 31, 2024. EL PASO,…
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“A blow to the Sinaloa Cartel”: Former U.S. Marshal discusses impact of ‘El Mayo’ arrest
12:32 PM Paul Schulz
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada Garcia worked alongside Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán Loera for years, up until Guzmán’s capture and…
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Justice Department’s statement on El Paso arrest of Co-Founder of Sinaloa Cartel (Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada)
7:36 PM Paul Cicala
EL PASO (KVIA) — The Justice Department has released a statement on the arrest of the co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, who was taken into custory…
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Police make second arrest in gang-related shooting over the weekend
12:36 PM Andrew J. Polk
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Police Department has made a second arrest in a shooting that left one man dead early Saturday morning. El Paso…
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A 10-person fight, a baby cut by broken glass, and a loaded rifle: Details of a Las Cruces child abuse arrest
3:07 PM KVIA ABC-7
Update: A detective with LCPD’s Criminal Investigation Division stated in an arrest affidavit that when officers arrived, they found 10 people…
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New Details: Las Cruces man accused of having sex with 15-year-old in the back of his car
2:40 PM KVIA ABC-7
Update: Court documents state that a detective with the Hatch Police Department started looking into Martinez when a woman brought in her 15-year-old…
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Six years after he was acquitted of murder, Daniel Villegas is back behind bars after domestic dispute
3:51 PM KVIA ABC-7
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Daniel Villegas was back behind bars this week after El Paso police arrested him in connection with a domestic dispute.…
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Group charged months after Socorro park shooting
5:50 PM KVIA ABC-7
SOCORRO, New Mexico (KVIA) — Socorro Police have arrested multiple people connected to a shooting at Jardin de Flores Park in September 2023. Four…
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El Paso teens charged with arson in Dona Ana County
10:27 AM KVIA ABC-7
DONA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico (KVIA) — 18-year-old Landus Rivas and 19-year-old Gabriel Hernandez are charged with arson. Landus Rivas (Courtesy: Dona…
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New Mexico authorities searching for child sex offender last seen in El Paso area
1:27 PM KVIA ABC-7
TULAROSA, New Mexico (KVIA) — Otero County Sheriff deputies are looking for 41-year-old Tularosa resident James Martin. Officials say Martin…
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Man arrested for Terroristic Threat at county pool
6:05 PM Andrew J. Polk
CANUTILLO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies arrested and charged a man Thursday for threats outside at an El Paso County pool. El…
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El Paso Sheriff’s Office: Scammers caught attempting to steal from several families
5:05 PM KVIA ABC-7
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Dannia Gonzalez and Jonathan Ambriz were just arrested for outstanding theft of service warrants after deputies say they…
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Man’s bond now allows him to live in Sunland Park while awaiting murder retrial in El Paso
6:32 PM Stephanie Valle
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 has confirmed a man awaiting a retrial after his murder conviction was overturned is allowed to live outside the state…
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Man pleads guilty to murder of Army combat veteran in El Paso
12:03 PM Brianna Perez, Stephanie Valle
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A suspect in the murder ofa U.S. Army combat veteran in El Paso haspleaded guilty as part of a plea deal.…
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UPDATE: Father of El Paso toddler from last month’s Amber Alert arrested for harassment
11:46 AM Kerry Mannix
UPDATE — Jail records show Miguel Angel Montoya has been booked into the El Paso jail tonight. Montoya is being charged with harassment. Records…
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El Paso woman taken into custody on intoxicated assault charge
11:55 AM KVIA ABC-7
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Constable deputies took 26-year-old Vianna Tena into custody Friday, April 12, 2024. Officials say that court…
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A man convicted of a 1991 El Paso murder is still on death row. The judge says he’ll decide on an execution date in the coming weeks.
6:07 PM Stephanie Valle
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Will an El Paso man who has been on death row for more than 30 years soon fulfill his sentence? That was the question today…
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El Paso woman at center of crime ring convicted on capital murder charge
5:08 PM KVIA ABC-7
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Alexus Chantel Dominguez was convicted of capital murder in the death of Arnulfo Apodaca Gonzalez in 2019. Gonzalez’s…
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Capital Murder Conviction: El Paso man killed 13-month-old with ‘football hold’, wrestling moves
4:58 PM KVIA ABC-7
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Marvin Lake was convicted of the 2021 capital murder of 13-month-old Ahren DeHart today. He was sentenced to life in prison…
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El Paso police officer shoots, injures trespassing suspect armed with ‘large rock’
12:18 PM KVIA ABC-7
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso Police officer fired at a trespassing suspect after the suspect allegedly through a “large rock” at the officer,…
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Ft. Bliss soldier extradited to Juarez on femicide charge
6:07 PM KVIA ABC-7
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Saul Luna Villa, the Ft. Bliss soldier charged with femicide in Juarez, was extradited to Mexico Tuesday morning. U.S.…
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Police release mugshots of 11 suspects in Terrance Kinard capital murder case
3:36 PM Stephanie Valle
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 has obtained the mugshots of all 11 suspects facing capital murder charges in the unsolved shooting of Terrance Kinard…
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Transnational criminal organization soldier pleads guilty to kidnapping death in El Paso
2:14 PM KVIA ABC-7
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 21-year-old Armando Leonardo Moreno (aka Cholo) pleaded guilty to kidnapping resulting in death in a federal court in El…
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‘Most Wanted’ sex offender captured in El Paso
4:57 PM KVIA ABC-7
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A man who appeared on the Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender list was captured in El Paso this week. Kenneth Wayne Dove Jr.…
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Crime of the Week: Have you seen this person?
10:31 AM KVIA ABC-7
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Crime Stoppers of El Paso is looking for a person who allegedly took deposit bags from an eastside fast food restaurant.…
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