Alex R. Alicea, Assault on Indian Man, New Mexico 2014

Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Indian Man

Alex R. Alicea, a 33-year-old non-Indian man from Albuquerque, New Mexico, pleaded guilty to assaulting an Indian man by threatening him with a firearm at a convenience store in Albuquerque on October 26, 2014.

The assault occurred at the Four Winds Travel Center, which is located next to the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center on land that is deemed as Indian Country in Albuquerque.

Alicea was arrested on October 31, 2014, on a criminal complaint alleging that he assaulted an Oglala Sioux Indian man by brandishing a firearm at him.

During today’s proceedings, Alicea pled guilty to a felony information charging him with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. In entering his guilty plea, Alicea admitted that on October 26, 2014, he assaulted the victim by intentionally and recklessly displaying a firearm in a threatening manner.

Alicea faces a statutory maximum penalty of 18 months in federal prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court. A sentencing hearing has not yet been scheduled.

The case was investigated by the Southern Pueblos Agency of the BIA’s Office of Justice Services and the Albuquerque Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Novaline Wilson is prosecuting this case.

According to the criminal complaint, the assault occurred at the Four Winds Travel Center, which is located on land that is deemed as Indian Country in Albuquerque.

Alicea, a non-Indian man who resides in Albuquerque, was arrested on October 31, 2014, on a criminal complaint alleging that he assaulted an Oglala Sioux Indian man on October 26, 2014, by brandishing a firearm at him.

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