New Mexico man accused of decapitating acquaintanc
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Posted On: 08/07/2022 1:35:05 AM
New Mexico man accused of decapitating acquaintance in park, ‘playing soccer’ with head
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A New Mexico man who dodged a murder charge in 2017 is now accused of decapitating a man in a public park and using his head to play soccer in the street.
Joel Arciniega-Saenz, 25, of Las Cruces, was arrested Sunday night and charged with first-degree murder in the killing of 51-year-old James Garcia. He remained jailed without bond Wednesday in the Doña Ana County Detention Center.
Court documents obtained by KTSM in El Paso describe the grisly scene Las Cruces police officers found when they responded Sunday to Apodaca Park.
According to the records, police officers were called to the park after passersby reported a body lying on Madrid Avenue. When they arrived, they found Garcia’s remains, minus his head.
An officer found Garcia’s head about 10 yards from the rest of him, the news station reported.
Garcia had suffered multiple stab wounds and was also missing the middle finger of his right hand.
ABC 7 in Las Cruces reported that police allege Arciniega-Saenz, who was found nearby, had “significant bloodstains” on his clothing and a “bloody knife (was) stuck in the ground near where he was seated.”
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A New Mexico man who dodged a murder charge in 2017 is now accused of decapitating a man in a public park and using his head to play soccer in the street.
Joel Arciniega-Saenz, 25, of Las Cruces, was arrested Sunday night and charged with first-degree murder in the killing of 51-year-old James Garcia. He remained jailed without bond Wednesday in the Doña Ana County Detention Center.
Court documents obtained by KTSM in El Paso describe the grisly scene Las Cruces police officers found when they responded Sunday to Apodaca Park.
According to the records, police officers were called to the park after passersby reported a body lying on Madrid Avenue. When they arrived, they found Garcia’s remains, minus his head.
An officer found Garcia’s head about 10 yards from the rest of him, the news station reported.
Garcia had suffered multiple stab wounds and was also missing the middle finger of his right hand.
ABC 7 in Las Cruces reported that police allege Arciniega-Saenz, who was found nearby, had “significant bloodstains” on his clothing and a “bloody knife (was) stuck in the ground near where he was seated.”
https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/new-mexic...V2EKYJUWQ/
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