LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – Las Cruces Police arrested a man they said had an active warrant for murder out of Colorado.
Oscar Martinez, 48, was arrested shortly before 8 p.m. Tuesday near the intersection of Roadrunner Parkway and Foothills Road. Police said they were looking for a man matching his description who was suspected of shoplifting from a nearby Walgreens store.
Martinez is being held without bond at the Dona Ana County Detention Center until he can be extradited to Colorado.