Luis Javier Cobos Jr.
Sentenced to 18 months in the New Mexico Corrections Department for extreme cruelty to animals — recorded striking two basset hounds with landscaping rocks.
Investigation opened February 2025 in Las Cruces after witnesses captured video of Cobos striking the family dogs with rocks, causing significant trauma. Convicted of extreme cruelty under NM Stat § 30-18-1.
18 months NM Corrections Department.
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