LAS VEGAS, N.M. (KRQE) – A Las Vegas deputy is in trouble with the law again, now facing new charges. On Sunday, New Mexico State Police were called out to the disturbance at Storrie Lake outside of Las Vegas.

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According to witnesses, San Miguel Sheriff’s Office Deputy Justin Padilla and his brother, Jeffery, attacked a man, beat him unconscious, and took his gun. Witnesses told police that they had seen the Padilla brothers standing over the unconscious victim.

Justin Padilla told officers the victim had been pointing the gun at people at the park, and he had to be disarmed. He’s facing robbery and aggravated battery charges.

In 2023, Padilla was accused of holding down a woman while another woman hit her. He was placed on administrative leave for that incident, and a judge dropped the most serious charge after the NMSP officer failed to show up to the hearing.