Mescalero Apache Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Assault Conviction
ALBUQUERQUE – A Mescalero Apache man has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for his role in a brutal assault on a Mescalero Apache woman on the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation in Otero County, New Mexico.
Defendant: John Michael Carrillo, 27, an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Nation who resides in Mescalero, N.M.
Criminal Charges: Assault resulting in serious bodily injury.
City and State: Las Cruces, New Mexico
Crime Date: December 2, 2016
Sentence: 21 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.
Carrillo was arrested on December 17, 2016, on a criminal complaint alleging that he assaulted the woman on December 2, 2016, causing her to suffer serious bodily injury. The victim required surgery to repair a broken jaw, which was allegedly caused by Carrillo stomping on her face.
Carrillo pleaded guilty to the felony information charging him with assault resulting in serious bodily injury on May 11, 2017. In entering his guilty plea, Carrillo admitted to stomping on the victim’s face, causing her to suffer a fractured jaw.
The case was investigated by the Mescalero Agency of the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Office of Justice Services. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron O. Jordan as part of the Tribal Special Assistant U.S. Attorney (Tribal SAUSA) Pilot Project in the District of New Mexico. The pilot project is sponsored by the Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women under a grant administered by the Pueblo of Laguna.
The Tribal SAUSA Pilot Project aims to train tribal prosecutors in federal law, procedure, and investigative techniques to increase the likelihood that every viable violent offense against Native American women is prosecuted in either federal court or tribal court, or both. This is part of the Justice Department’s ongoing efforts to increase engagement, coordination, and action on public safety in tribal communities.
Key Facts
- State: New Mexico
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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