RICARDO SOTO OF RUIDOSO DOWNS NOW FACES AMENDED CHARGES OF CHILD ABUSE RESULTING IN DEATH. STATE POLICE SAY SOTO’S TWO YEAR OLD SON DIED LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT A HOSPITAL IN EL PASO AFTER SUSTAINING BRAIN INJURIES.
SOTO CALLED 9-1-1 FRIDAY TO REPORT HIS SON WAS UNRESPONSIVE. THE CHILD WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL IN RUIDOSO…THEN TO A FACILITY IN EL PASO. STATE POLICE SAY SOTO FLED THE AREA…BUT WAS APPREHENDED EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BY CUSTOMS OFFICIALS IN EL PASO AS HE ATTEMPTED RE-ENTRY FROM MEXICO INTO THE U.S. HE’S NOW IN THE EL PASO JAIL AND WILL BE EXTRADITED TO NEW MEXICO.
