
Deming Police Captain Clint Hogan said 25-year-old Pablo Hernandez of Albuquerque was arrested for attempted armed robbery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, causing criminal damage to property and concealing identity.
The charges stem from Hernandez’s attempt to steal a car parked at a residence in the 800 block of E. Florida Tuesday at about 5:30 p.m.
Hogan said the vehicle’s owner was inside the residence when she heard her car alarm activate.
The owner told police she went to investigate and found Hernandez inside her car attempting to start it. That’s when he pointed a handgun at her and demanded her car keys.
The owner said she begged him not to steal her car, and he eventually left on foot.
Hogan said he was arrested sometime later.