Child Solicitation Arrest: NM Police & Air Force OSI Collaborate

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On May 6, 2024, Agents with the New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau, in collaboration with Special Agents with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI), initiated a Child Solicitation investigation. On May 13, 2024, 26-year-old Miguel Garza, residing in Clovis, New Mexico, agreed to meet with an undercover investigator posing as a 14-year-old female. Throughout the day, Garza disclosed how he wanted to be sexually intimate with the undercover 14-year-old. Garza planned on meeting what he believed to be the 14-year-old female at a local hotel. At approximately 8:00 p.m., Garza arrived at the hotel and was taken into custody by NMSP and OSI Agents without incident.

Garza was charged with Solicitation by Electronic Communication Device, a 3rd degree felony.

This investigation is ongoing. New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau is investigating this case.