Kimberly Ann Skaggs

COURT News:

Kimberly Ann Skaggs, 54, listed at the time of her arrest on Wednesday as treasurer of the Republican Party of New Mexico, faces felony charges in a hit-and-run that took place June 22 near Las Cruces.

According to court records, Skaggs was charged in Doña Ana County Magistrate Court with leaving the scene of an accident involving great bodily harm or death and tampering with evidence. She is charged with driving the vehicle that hit bicyclist Andrew R. Brown, 40, and failing to stop or return to the scene to provide required information or reasonable assistance. The complaint also states that Skaggs hid her vehicle on vacant property in Las Cruces.

She was booked on Wednesday June 24 into the Doña Ana County Detention Center.

The Republican Party of New Mexico website no longer lists Skaggs as treasurer of the organization.