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NEIL CLIFFORD SCHWARTZ, a U.S. Border Patrol agent, accused of shooting and killing a dog

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Updated: Mar 5, 2023

- New Mexico, USA -



~ Update: March 5, 2023


Court records show that a Motion Hearing, presided by Judge John P. Sugg, is set to take place on March 29, 2023, at Lincoln County District Courthouse at 9: a.m.

I have added a screenshot to the gallery below.


I am truly sorry that I do not have additional updates but all the relevant people I have emailed are the rudest people I have ever dealt with!

None of the people I have emailed had the decency to respond even just to say, “I am sorry I cannot disclose any information about this case.”




~ Update: September 26, 2022


I have emailed the Twelfth Judicial District Attorney’s Office serving Otero and Lincoln Counties.

I have asked for updates on NEIL CLIFFORD SCHWARTZ’s case.


As you can see from the two screenshots I have added showing his court records, SCHWARTZ was in court on August 31, 2022, and is scheduled to be back on October 28, 2022, and October 31, 2022.


I have asked District Attorney, Scot D. Key what was the outcome of the August’s court appearance and the purpose of October’s court dates.


If I receive a response, I will post an update.





~ Update: July 5, 2022


Court records show that NEIL CLIFFORD SCHWARTZ’s pretrial conference is scheduled to take place on August 31, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. before Judge John P. Sugg in Carrizozo District Court.

I have also emailed the Otero County Sheriff’s Office and asked at what stage the case is at.

Further updates will be published as they become available.




~ Original story:


A U.S. Border Patrol agent was arrested on Friday, November 19, in connection with an animal cruelty case and is now facing felony charges in southeastern New Mexico.


NEIL CLIFFORD SCHWARTZ is accused of shooting and killing the dog of a neighboring family he had been having issues with this past summer.


An affidavit said that on October 18, the neighbor’s dog, a Labrador named Thiago, went missing from the family’s property.

Thiago’s family searched for him and since they had bought him a GPS collar, they were able to track the collar down to SCHWARTZ’s home.

Thiago’s family then confronted SCHWARTZ’s wife who asked them to leave.


KRQE reports that Thiago’s family eventually found the collar in the ditch by the highway just outside the Casino Apache Travel Center but there was no sign of Thiago.


Sadly, the family later found Thiago lifeless on Warwick Street and called the police.


An investigation revealed Thiago had died from a gunshot wound to the back of the head.


Among evidence gathered by police were security video of the travel center, dog hair from SCHWARTZ’s truck, and a dashcam from his personal vehicle.


Additionally, police matched a spent shell casing from SCHWARTZ’s home with the same bullet size that killed Thiago.


POLICE then charged SCHWARTZ with three felony counts including extreme cruelty to animals and tampering with evidence.


KRQE News 13 reached out to Border Patrol to get their reaction to SCHWARTZS’s arrest.

The agency sent a statement to the news outlet to advise they are cooperating with police and have started their own investigation into SCHWARTZ’s. Border Patrol did not disclose whether or not SCHWARTS was fired.


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Joel Villa
Mar 02, 2023

Any update on this ??

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voiceforus
voiceforus
Mar 05, 2023
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Joel, I added an update on top of the article. It's just a date for a motion hearing.

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Lisa Jenks
Lisa Jenks
Feb 09, 2023

Another sadistic asshole with a gun. Not only does this piece of garbage need to be fired, but do time. And I hope they take away the 2 dogs he owns and give them away to a loving, stable home.

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S Moler
Nov 09, 2022

Watch the you tube video where this p.o.s. lies & lies. The family had to do their due diligence otherwise they would have never been believed. Schwartz & his wife tried to use their white privilege & his job title as cover. Thankfully this time it didn't work. Mrs. Schwartz should be charged with making a false police report at the very least.

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Dick Martin
Sep 25, 2022

What's the latest on his pre trial? It should be moved to Albuquerque and not be amongst his peers? Ya think?

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voiceforus
voiceforus
Sep 26, 2022
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I have emailed the Twelfth Judicial District Attorney’s Office serving Otero and Lincoln Counties. I came across two different email addresses and I sent my email to both of them. If I get a response I will post the update. I have also added two screenshots to the other pictures of the article that show the murderer's court records.

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Judy A Canon
Judy A Canon
Nov 24, 2021

NEIL CLIFFORD SCHWARTZ you are a sadistic monster! I pray you not only lose your job but also go to prison. This is extreme cruelty & no doubt you would just as cruel to humans so they better stop you now! RIP THIAGO! Damn this is repulsive!

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