DEMING – The following information is provided by the Deming Police Department and the Luna County Detention Center.
Arrests include Alexis Peschard, age 29 of Deming, charged with battery upon a household member and petty larceny. Richard Chavez, age 22 of Deming, was arrested for driving under the influence, reckless driving, resisting or evading an officer, open container, and receiving stolen property. Joel Isaac Mikow, age 55 of Deming, was arrested for aggravated driving under the influence. Also arrested was Jorge Enriquez, age 33, on a Sixth Judicial District Court warrant for failure to comply with conditions of the court.
Police also investigated the burglary of a white 2005 Chevy truck at the Comfort Inn on West Pine Street, with a handgun and a compound bow reported stolen. Other cases include criminal damage to property at a home on East Olive Street, and a hit-and-run involving a pedestrian struck near the Fairgrounds, who was flown out for medical treatment. Officers also reported taking custody of a newborn at Deming Hospital who tested positive for opioids, with the baby released to CYFD.
All persons mentioned in this report are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.