A woman is facing a harassment charge after Horizon City police say she bombarded her ex-boyfriend with more than 80 phone calls in a single day, using disguised numbers and threatening messages months after she allegedly slashed his truck tires. Jessica Marie Mendoza was arrested following the September 12 incident, according to a police complaint that also referenced the earlier property damage report.
According to KTSM 9 News, Mendoza and the Horizon City man ended their relationship roughly two years before the harassment report was filed. The man had previously reported to Horizon City police that Mendoza slashed four of his pickup truck's tires, causing an estimated $1,600 in damage, though he initially declined to prosecute over that incident. That earlier complaint noted Mendoza had allegedly tampered with or destroyed his property before, the outlet reported.
The situation escalated on September 12, when the man told police he received more than 80 calls from Mendoza in a single day, mainly from blocked numbers, per the police complaint cited by KTSM. Investigators say Mendoza allegedly used applications to generate fake phone numbers and hide her caller ID, then used those generated numbers to message the man directly.
Voicemails and Emails Referenced Truck Threats
Mendoza allegedly sent the man emails in addition to the calls, according to the outlet's report. In one voicemail, she allegedly said, “rest in peace your truck,” and in another allegedly warned that “your truck is going to be ruined.” The emails reportedly included mocking language and a threat aimed at his vehicle, with Mendoza allegedly writing, “how you gonna say if they got a problem to do something about it then block me.”
This time, the man told police he wanted to move forward with prosecution, citing intentional harassment, annoyance and alarm. Horizon City police arrested Mendoza on the harassment charge, and jail records show she posted a $2,000 bond for her release, KTSM reported.
What Texas Law Says About the Charges
Under Texas Penal Code § 42.07, a first-offense harassment charge is classified as a Class B misdemeanor punishable by up to 180 days in county jail and a fine of up to $2,000, according to The Hull Firm. That penalty escalates to a Class A misdemeanor, carrying up to a year in jail, if the accused has a prior harassment conviction.
The earlier tire-slashing report, which the man chose not to pursue at the time, could carry its own separate exposure. Intentionally damaging property valued between $750 and $2,500 — the range cited for the estimated $1,600 in truck damage — is classified as Class A Misdemeanor Criminal Mischief under Texas Penal Code § 28.03, according to the Benavides Law Group, with penalties of up to a year in jail and fines up to $4,000.
Separately, using an app to display false caller ID data with intent to harm or defraud is its own Class A misdemeanor under Texas Penal Code § 33A.051, per Broden & Mickelsen, punishable by up to a year in jail and a $4,000 fine. Texas courts have also upheld the criminal treatment of repeated electronic harassment: in the 2021 case Ex parte Barton, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled that repeated electronic communications intended to annoy, alarm, or harass do not qualify as protected speech, according to L&L Law Group. Texas Penal Code § 33.07 further criminalizes online impersonation and messaging sent under false identifying information, treating it as a Class A misdemeanor or, in cases involving intent to harm or deceive, a third-degree felony, per FindLaw.
A Pattern of Local Domestic Disputes
The case adds to a string of recent domestic disturbance arrests handled by Horizon City and El Paso County law enforcement. On September 5, Horizon City police arrested 22-year-old Jorge Maese on charges of unlawful restraint and domestic violence assault after a witness reported a confrontation inside an SUV on South Darrington Road, as Hoodline previously reported. Days later, on September 12, El Paso County sheriff's deputies arrested 40-year-old Joanna Carmen Mata in nearby San Elizario after a welfare check escalated into threats and an assault on a deputy, according to Hoodline's earlier coverage.
Those cases reflect the scale of work facing regional agencies. In 2025, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office Law Enforcement Bureau assisted 851 domestic violence victims and processed 29,599 incident reports countywide, according to figures from El Paso County. Horizon City itself has a police department.
Horizon City is an El Paso suburb. It remains unclear whether El Paso County prosecutors will pursue additional charges tied to the earlier tire damage or the alleged use of spoofed phone numbers if the victim continues to cooperate with investigators.
