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Indictments Sought For Former Las Cruces Police Officers In Holding Cell Incident

  The Third Judicial District Attorney’s Office and the New Mexico Office of the Attorney General Tuesday announced the completion of their review of the investigation conducted by the New Mexico State Police in reference to a holding cell incident which occurred on December 23rd, 2014, involving former Las Cruces Police Officers Richard Garcia and Danny Salcido.

As a result of the review, District Attorney Mark D’Antonio and Attorney General Hector Balderas announced their offices will jointly prosecute Garcia and Salcido.

A release states the Third Judicial District Attorney’s Office and the Office of the Attorney General will go before the Grand Jury in June with evidence from the investigation.

Garcia and Salcido were terminated from employment from the City of Las Cruces after completion of an internal investigation.

The incident in question involved the two LCPD officers and Ross Flynn, 47, who was being booked on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, assault on a police officer and resisting or obstructing a police officer. Those charges were related to an incident that occurred on the 1500 block of Foster Road.

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Garcia had been an officer with LCPD since August 2004. Salcido had been with LCPD since September 2011. Both officers were placed on administrative duties on March 4.

“The allegations against both officers were reviewed and it was found that these officers violated internal policies and procedures which warranted their discharge from employment with the Las Cruces Police Department,” said LCPD Chief Jaime Montoya, earlier this month, when the terminations were announced.