New Mexico Court of Appeals Upholds Pretrial Detention of Kimberly Skaggs

Skaggs, the former treasurer of the New Mexico Republican Party, is charged in connection with the fatal hit-and-run death of a bicyclist in Doña Ana County.

Source: N.M. Department of Justice
Cover Photo of Third Judicial District Court Courtesy City of Las Cruces, Las Cruces Police Department

Las Cruces, NM – The New Mexico Department of Justice (NMDOJ) has successfully defended the district court’s order detaining Kimberly Ann Skaggs pending trial. On Monday, July 27, the New Mexico Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s decision granting the State’s motion for pretrial detention.

Skaggs, the former treasurer of the New Mexico Republican Party, is charged in connection with the fatal hit-and-run death of a bicyclist in Doña Ana County.

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The NMDOJ argued that Skaggs should remain in custody pending trial based on the facts and circumstances presented to the district court. After Skaggs appealed the detention order, the Court of Appeals reviewed the record and affirmed the district court’s ruling, allowing the pretrial detention order to remain in effect.

The case will now proceed in the Third Judicial District Court.