Randy P. Shutiva, Assaulting Intimate Partner, New Mexico 2014

A 53-year-old Acoma Pueblo man has pleaded guilty to assaulting his intimate partner in New Mexico.

Randy P. Shutiva, who resides in San Fidel, N.M., pleaded guilty in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to an assault charge.

Shutiva was arrested on Dec. 19, 2014, on a criminal complaint charging him with assaulting an Acoma Pueblo woman who was his intimate partner by punching her in the face and head and kicking her body.

The criminal complaint alleged that Shutiva committed the assault on Dec. 6, 2014, in Acoma Pueblo within Cibola County, N.M.

The victim lost the hearing in one ear and sustained other injuries as a result of the assault.

In entering his plea, Shutiva admitted striking the victim on the head and face and kicking her body on Dec. 6, 2014.

He also acknowledged that the victim suffered multiple injuries and temporary hearing loss in one ear as a result of the attack.

At sentencing, Shutiva faces a statutory maximum penalty of one year in prison followed by a maximum of one year of supervised release.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nm/pr/acoma-pueblo-man-pleads-guilty-assaulting-his-intimate-partner-0