Las Cruces Man Charged for Pointing Rifle at Agents

A Las Cruces man faces federal charges after allegedly pointing a loaded AK-47 style rifle at two Homeland Security Investigations agents. The agents were conducting surveillance as part of an unrelated warrant operation when the confrontation occurred.

Charles Reeser is charged in federal court. The specific date of the incident remains under seal, but it is central to the charges filed against him.

It is not clear if Reeser was the subject of the unrelated warrant operation or a bystander. The nature of the surveillance and the warrant operation have not been disclosed.