Joshua Mendez, Assault, New Mexico 2020

Assault in Indian Country: Joshua Mendez Pleads Guilty

Joshua Mendez, 40, of New Laguna, New Mexico, an enrolled member of the Laguna Pueblo, has pleaded guilty to two counts of assault resulting in serious bodily injury and domestic assault by a habitual offender in Indian Country.

According to the plea agreement, on March 20, 2020, Mendez assaulted his girlfriend at her residence in Cibola County, New Mexico, on the Pueblo of Laguna. When her male companion attempted to intervene, Mendez stabbed him several times with a knife. As a result of Mendez’s attack, the male companion suffered serious injuries that required hospital treatment.

Mendez was previously convicted on two separate occasions in Pueblo Court in the Pueblo of Laguna for committing battery upon another victim, who was his girlfriend at the time, on February 6 and October 17 in 2017.

The Laguna Division of the Bureau of Indian Affairs investigated this case with assistance from the Laguna Criminal Investigations Bureau. Assistant U.S. Attorney Elisa Dimas is prosecuting the case.

Mendez is currently in custody pending sentencing. He faces up to 15 years in prison.

Albuquerque, New Mexico – Joshua Mendez, 40, of New Laguna, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Laguna Pueblo, pleaded guilty on July 22 to two counts of an indictment charging him with assault resulting in serious bodily injury and domestic assault by a habitual offender in Indian Country.

This case was investigated by the Laguna Division of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Laguna Criminal Investigations Bureau. Assistant U.S. Attorney Elisa Dimas is prosecuting the case.

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