Daycare workers report lewd conduct; deputies arrest man tied to earlier disturbances
El Paso County deputies say Xavier Martinez was identified on surveillance video after employees reported conduct inside a daycare.
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- 13 November 2026
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Employees call for deputies
El Paso County sheriff’s deputies were called to Ice Castles Too Learning Center on Horizon Boulevard at about 1:54 p.m. on November 12. Employees reported seeing a man engaged in what the department described as lewd behavior inside the daycare. The man had left before deputies arrived. The public statement does not say that a child was targeted or witnessed the conduct, and reporting should not add that implication without evidence. [1] [2]
A suspect found nearby
Deputies later located a man walking along Horizon Boulevard and identified him as 23-year-old Xavier Martinez. Investigators say employees recognized Martinez from two earlier disturbances reported at the same location on November 9 and 10. Surveillance video allegedly showed him entering and leaving the daycare. Identification evidence can be powerful, but prosecutors must still establish what occurred during the charged incident and that Martinez was the person responsible. [1] [2]
Charge and custody
Martinez was booked on a public-lewdness charge with bond set at $5,000. The sheriff’s office also said he was being held without bond on an alleged parole violation. Those are separate legal matters: the lewdness charge concerns the daycare report, while the parole hold depends on the terms of an earlier case. Neither detention decision is a finding of guilt on the new allegation. [1] [2]
Police seek other reports
Sheriff Oscar Ugarte asked anyone who may have experienced a similar encounter involving Martinez to contact investigators. Such appeals can identify witnesses, but later reports must be tested independently rather than treated as corroboration merely because they are similar. Detectives will likely compare surveillance timestamps, employee accounts and prior service calls. The daycare’s records may also establish who was present and whether the incidents followed a consistent pattern. [1] [2]
What is not yet public
The sources reviewed did not identify Martinez’s lawyer, a plea or a detailed defense position. They also did not explain the alleged conduct beyond the statutory label. That restraint should continue unless a charging document makes additional facts relevant. Martinez is presumed innocent, and the next useful information will come from the complaint, a probable-cause hearing and any ruling on the parole hold. Early criminal cases often contain several legal tracks at once. A custody decision asks whether release conditions can manage risk; a probable-cause hearing asks whether the case may continue; a trial asks whether guilt has been proved beyond a reasonable doubt. None should be reported as if it answered all three questions. Evidence can also support one count but not another, so the charge list must not be presented as a single block of established fact. Future reporting will identify which assertion comes from police, prosecutors, defense counsel, witnesses or a judge. That attribution is not a formality: it allows readers to understand what is proved, what is alleged and what remains genuinely unknown while the case develops. [1] [2]
Sources & further reading
- Man arrested for alleged public lewdness at daycare ↗KVIA · 2026-11-13
- Man arrested following incident at Horizon daycare ↗El Paso County Sheriff’s Office / Nextdoor · 2026-11-13 · Primary source
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