Sonia Cristal Jimenez is a woman from Las Cruces New Mexico who has been charged with one felony count of intentional child abuse resulting in death after dropping her newborn into a portable toilet
According to police reports Sonia Cristal Jimenez would arrive at a hospital showing all of the signs of just giving birth however there was no baby worth her
Sonia Cristal Jimenez boyfriend would tell police that they were at Burn Lake and that Jimenez had used a portable toilet
Police would go to Burn Lake where they would find the newborn dead inside of a toilet. According to autopsy reports the newborn was alive when she was dropped into the toilet
Sonia Cristal Jimenez would be arrested and remains in jail with no bond
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Police have arrested a Las Cruces woman suspected of giving birth to baby girl Saturday evening in a portable toilet at Burn Lake and then disposing the newborn in the holding tank.
Sonia Cristal Jimenez, 38, is charged with one felony count of intentional child abuse resulting in death. The charge is a first-degree felony.
About 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, staff at Memorial Medical Center notified police that Jimenez arrived at the hospital and appeared to have just delivered a baby, but the baby was not with her.
Police learned that Jimenez’s boyfriend, who took Jimenez to the hospital, mentioned they were previously at Burn Lake and Jimenez had used a portable toilet.
Las Cruces police officers responded to Burn Lake, off Burn Lake Road, and located the newborn in the holding tank of a portable toilet. The newborn baby girl was deceased.
Las Cruces firefighters recovered the lifeless baby from the holding tank.
Investigators believe Jimenez gave birth to a live baby, cut the umbilical cord and placed the child in the holding tank where she drowned.
An autopsy conducted Monday at the New Mexico medical investigator’s office in Albuquerque revealed that the baby was alive when she was dropped into the portable toilet. The autopsy showed that she breathed and swallowed the blue chemical liquid commonly used in portable restroom sanitation. The blue chemical was found in the baby’s trachea, lungs and stomach confirming that she breathed and swallowed the liquid while alive.
Investigators believe Jimenez’s boyfriend was unaware she had given birth. No charges against him are anticipated.
LCPD investigators obtained a warrant for the arrest of Jimenez. She was taken into custody Wednesday morning and booked into the Dona Ana County Detention Center where she is initially being held without bond.
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A Las Cruces woman has been arrested after police say she gave birth to a baby girl in a portable toilet at Burn Lake and disposed of the newborn in the holding tank, where the child died.
Sonia Cristal Jimenez, 38, is charged with one felony count of intentional child abuse resulting in death, a first-degree felony.
About 10:30 p.m. on Feb. 7, staff at Memorial Medical Center notified police that Jimenez arrived at the hospital and appeared to have just delivered a baby, but the baby was not with her.
Police learned Jimenez’s boyfriend, who took her to the hospital, said they had previously been at Burn Lake and that Jimenez had used a portable toilet.
Las Cruces police officers responded to Burn Lake, off Burn Lake Road, and found the newborn in the holding tank of a portable toilet, police officials said.
The baby girl was dead.
Las Cruces firefighters recovered the baby from the holding tank.
Investigators believe Jimenez gave birth to a live baby, cut the umbilical cord and placed the child in the holding tank, where she drowned.
An autopsy conducted Monday at the New Mexico medical investigator’s office in Albuquerque found the baby was alive when she was dropped into the portable toilet, officials said.
The autopsy showed the baby breathed and swallowed the blue chemical liquid commonly used in portable restroom sanitation.
The chemical was found in the baby’s trachea, lungs and stomach, confirming she breathed and swallowed the liquid while alive.
Investigators believe Jimenez’s boyfriend was unaware she had given birth, and no charges against him are anticipated.
Las Cruces police investigators obtained a warrant for Jimenez’s arrest. She was taken into custody Wednesday morning and booked into the Dona Ana County Detention Center, where she is initially being held without bond.
Las Cruces woman charged after police say newborn was discarded in portable toilet
