Aniceto Montoya

Doña Ana County Sheriff's Office — Las Cruces, NM

Felonious

End of Watch April 28, 1876

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 9

Incident

Constable Anecito Montoya was killed by a group of men who started a disturbance at a local dance.

When Constable Montoya arrived at the dance to break up the disturbance, he was beaten with clubs. Two hours after returning to his home, the group of men forced their way into his house, beat him again, and slashed his throat.

The subjects were captured. Two were pardoned by the governor. One escaped custody but was captured 20 years later and sentenced to 99 years in prison.

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150 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Constable Montoya served with the Doña Ana County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Las Cruces community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Doña Ana County Sheriff's Office

Location Las Cruces, NM

Platform Identity dacso.doaana.nm.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 28, 1876

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Edged weapon; Knife

Offender Sentenced to 99 years

Constable Aniceto Montoya is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In NM, 123 of 193 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.7% of this state's fallen. That is 9.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Doña Ana County Sheriff's Office, 6 of 10 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.

Doña Ana County Sheriff's Office

of 10 officers

60% Felonious

NM — Statewide

123

of 193 officers

63.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious