THE DONA ANA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT HAS ARRESTED TWO PEOPLE IN LAS CRUCES IN CONNECTION WITH SUNDAY MORNING’S DOUBLE HOMICIDE IN GARFIELD, A COMMUNITY JUST NORTH OF HATCH. TWENTY-NINE YEAR OLD LUIS FLORES AND 30 YEAR OLD CRISTAL CARDENAS BOTH FACE MURDER CHARGES IN THE DEATHS OF 32 YEAR OLD VANESSA MORA AND 34 YEAR OLD MARIO CABRAL.
THE TWO WERE APPARENTLY SHOT TO DEATH. POLICE AREN’T SAYING WHAT LED THEM TO FLORES AND CARDENAS. THE COUPLE IS BEING HELD WITHOUT BOND IN THE DONA ANA COUNTY DETENTION CENTER.
