Colfax County woman faces assault charges after nearly 7-hour Maxwell standoff
By Robert Towne
Published on April 10, 2026.
A 63-year-old woman, Beatrice Arellano, has been charged with assault after she allegedly pointed a gun at two village workers during a nearly seven-hour standoff in Colfax County, New Mexico. The incident occurred around 11 a.m. on Thursday and led to a lockdown at around 4.30am. The woman is now facing two counts of assault with a deadly weapon.
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